Passengers transported in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Passengers transported was 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
3rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres
in 2019
All-time low
43,474 Millions of passenger-kilometres
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Passengers transported in United Kingdom, 2004–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2004201120192004: 43.5k Millions of passenger-kilometres2005: 44.6k Millions of passenger-kilometres2006: 47.3k Millions of passenger-kilometres2007: 50.5k Millions of passenger-kilometres2008: 53.0k Millions of passenger-kilometres2009: 52.8k Millions of passenger-kilometres2010: 55.8k Millions of passenger-kilometres2011: 58.5k Millions of passenger-kilometres2012: 60.8k Millions of passenger-kilometres2013: 62.0k Millions of passenger-kilometres2014: 64.7k Millions of passenger-kilometres2015: 66.6k Millions of passenger-kilometres2016: 68.0k Millions of passenger-kilometres2017: 68.9k Millions of passenger-kilometres2018: 69.7k Millions of passenger-kilometres2019: 71.8k Millions of passenger-kilometres

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres for passengers transported in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passengers transported in United Kingdom peaked at 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43,474 Millions of passenger-kilometres, in 2004.

United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48,609 Millions of passenger-kilometres 43,474 Millions of passenger-kilometres 53,002 Millions of passenger-kilometres 6
2010s 64,678 Millions of passenger-kilometres 55,831 Millions of passenger-kilometres 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Germany 109,135 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  2. 2 France 107,346 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  3. 4 Italy 55,872 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  4. 5 Spain 38,274 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
  5. 6 Switzerland 22,796 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 37 places β†’

More reference data data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is passengers transported in United Kingdom?
Passengers transported in United Kingdom was 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest passengers transported recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 71,823 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2019.
What is the lowest passengers transported recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 43,474 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2004.
How does United Kingdom rank for passengers transported?
United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is passengers transported rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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