Rail accidents by type of accident by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
366 Number
Germany
Lowest
1 Number
Ireland
Median
28 Number
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
740

What the numbers show

Rail accidents by type of accident is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 366 Number in Germany; the lowest is 1 Number in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 28 Number, and the mean is 55.08 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 366.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 11.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 73.3%).

Rail accidents by type of accident: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 366 Number 2024 up 9.9% falling
2 Poland 220 Number 2024 down 29.7% volatile
2 Poland 220 Number 2024 down 29.7% volatile
4 France 140 Number 2024 down 20.9% volatile
5 Italy 103 Number 2024 down 5.5% falling
6 North Macedonia 97 Number 2018 down 8.5% falling
7 Romania 90 Number 2024 down 51.4% volatile
8 Hungary 88 Number 2024 down 53.7% falling
9 Czechia 72 Number 2024 down 31.4% falling
10 Slovakia 61 Number 2024 down 46.0% volatile
10 Slovakia 61 Number 2024 down 46.0% volatile
12 Spain 57 Number 2024 up 11.8% falling
13 Sweden 55 Number 2024 up 3.8% falling
14 Switzerland 53 Number 2024 down 3.6% falling
15 Türkiye 49 Number 2024 down 47.3% volatile
16 Bulgaria 41 Number 2024 down 29.3% falling
17 Austria 38 Number 2024 down 37.7% falling
18 Portugal 30 Number 2024 down 40.0% falling
18 Belgium 30 Number 2024 down 36.2% volatile
20 Norway 28 Number 2024 unchanged rising
21 United Kingdom 27 Number 2020 down 56.5% falling
21 United Kingdom 27 Number 2020 down 56.5% falling
23 Netherlands 22 Number 2024 up 10.0% falling
23 Netherlands 22 Number 2024 up 10.0% falling
25 Croatia 17 Number 2024 down 48.5% falling
25 Croatia 17 Number 2024 down 48.5% falling
27 Latvia 14 Number 2024 down 36.4% volatile
27 Latvia 14 Number 2024 down 36.4% volatile
27 Denmark 14 Number 2024 down 6.7% falling
30 Finland 11 Number 2024 down 26.7% falling
30 Estonia 11 Number 2024 down 26.7% volatile
30 Lithuania 11 Number 2024 down 31.2% volatile
30 Estonia 11 Number 2024 down 26.7% volatile
30 Lithuania 11 Number 2024 down 31.2% volatile
35 Greece 9 Number 2024 down 60.9% volatile
36 Slovenia 4 Number 2024 down 73.3% volatile
36 Slovenia 4 Number 2024 down 73.3% volatile
38 Luxembourg 2 Number 2024 — volatile
39 Ireland 1 Number 2024 down 66.7% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Rail accidents by type of accident
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 740 data points, 2006–2024
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