Passengers transported in Switzerland

Switzerland: Passengers transported was 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres
in 2024
All-time low
13,261 Millions of passenger-kilometres
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Passengers transported in Switzerland, 2008–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2008201620242008: 17.7k Millions of passenger-kilometres2009: 18.5k Millions of passenger-kilometres2010: 19.1k Millions of passenger-kilometres2011: 19.4k Millions of passenger-kilometres2012: 19.2k Millions of passenger-kilometres2013: 19.4k Millions of passenger-kilometres2014: 19.9k Millions of passenger-kilometres2015: 20.2k Millions of passenger-kilometres2016: 20.7k Millions of passenger-kilometres2017: 20.7k Millions of passenger-kilometres2018: 20.5k Millions of passenger-kilometres2019: 21.6k Millions of passenger-kilometres2020: 13.3k Millions of passenger-kilometres2021: 14.2k Millions of passenger-kilometres2022: 19.2k Millions of passenger-kilometres2023: 22.1k Millions of passenger-kilometres2024: 22.8k Millions of passenger-kilometres

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Millions of passenger-kilometres.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres for passengers transported in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passengers transported in Switzerland peaked at 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,261 Millions of passenger-kilometres, in 2020.

Switzerland ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,098 Millions of passenger-kilometres 17,699 Millions of passenger-kilometres 18,497 Millions of passenger-kilometres 2
2010s 20,056 Millions of passenger-kilometres 19,093 Millions of passenger-kilometres 21,559 Millions of passenger-kilometres 10
2020s 18,315 Millions of passenger-kilometres 13,261 Millions of passenger-kilometres 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 United Kingdom 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  2. 4 Italy 55,872 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  3. 5 Spain 38,274 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  4. 7 Poland 20,215 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  5. 8 Netherlands 17,801 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 16,699 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passengers transported in Switzerland?
Passengers transported in Switzerland was 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest passengers transported recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2024.
What is the lowest passengers transported recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 13,261 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2020.
How does Switzerland rank for passengers transported?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
Is passengers transported rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Passengers transported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Passengers transported
Unit
Millions of passenger-kilometres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 654 data points, 2004–2025
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