Railways passengers carried passenger km by country
Countries reporting
101
Highest
946.50 billion
China
Lowest
68,000
Eswatini
Median
870.00 million
Years covered
27
1995–2021
Data points
2,125
What the numbers show
Railways passengers carried passenger km is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 946.50 billion in China; the lowest is 68,000 in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 870.00 million, and the mean is 21.84 billion.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 43,073.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 95.5%).
Railways passengers carried passenger km: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 946.50 billion | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 263.21 billion | 2020 | down 33.1% | flat |
| 3 | India | 231.13 billion | 2021 | down 76.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 103.45 billion | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | South Korea | 100.38 billion | 2019 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 6 | France | 86.85 billion | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 58.82 billion | 2020 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 40.84 billion | 2008 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 29.07 billion | 2019 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 27.69 billion | 2021 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 11 | Pakistan | 24.90 billion | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 24.19 billion | 2020 | down 61.6% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 17.00 billion | 2021 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 16.49 billion | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 15.84 billion | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 14.31 billion | 2021 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 12.46 billion | 2020 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 11.23 billion | 2021 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 10.90 billion | 2021 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 10.70 billion | 2020 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 21 | Turkey | 10.68 billion | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 10.04 billion | 2016 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 9.33 billion | 2021 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 8.65 billion | 2020 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 8.43 billion | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 8.36 billion | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 8.01 billion | 2021 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 7.41 billion | 2015 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 6.97 billion | 2021 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 6.82 billion | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 6.56 billion | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 6.02 billion | 2017 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 5.91 billion | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 5.44 billion | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 35 | Belarus | 4.49 billion | 2021 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 4.46 billion | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 4.16 billion | 2004 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 3.50 billion | 2020 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 3.13 billion | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 2.91 billion | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 41 | Finland | 2.90 billion | 2021 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 2.34 billion | 2017 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 2.05 billion | 2021 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 1.96 billion | 2021 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Norway | 1.78 billion | 2021 | down 42.1% | flat |
| 46 | Vietnam | 1.52 billion | 2020 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 47 | Cuba | 1.28 billion | 2007 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 48 | Syria | 1.22 billion | 2013 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 1.21 billion | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 50 | Malaysia | 929.34 million | 2020 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 870.00 million | 2021 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 802.03 million | 2020 | — | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 738.00 million | 2021 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 653.00 million | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 633.33 million | 2021 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 56 | Slovenia | 542.00 million | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 540.00 million | 2021 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 58 | Canada | 536.00 million | 2021 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 59 | Jordan | 503.54 million | 2010 | up 43,073.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Tanzania | 475.00 million | 2006 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 466.00 million | 2021 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Philippines | 384.00 million | 2016 | up 362.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Latvia | 360.80 million | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 348.00 million | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 329.00 million | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 304.00 million | 2021 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 67 | Estonia | 290.00 million | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 273.27 million | 2021 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 69 | Congo | 266.47 million | 2012 | up 250.6% | flat |
| 70 | Mozambique | 246.80 million | 2011 | up 73.8% | falling |
| 71 | Cameroon | 225.37 million | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 72 | Mali | 196.30 million | 2002 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia | 191.00 million | 2021 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 173.63 million | 2005 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 75 | Djibouti | 145.00 million | 2005 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 134.65 million | 2018 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 77 | Senegal | 129.00 million | 2006 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 109.24 million | 2007 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 104.00 million | 2021 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 80 | Iraq | 99.68 million | 2010 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 94.00 million | 2006 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 91.00 million | 2021 | down 93.5% | falling |
| 83 | Gabon | 87.00 million | 2020 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 85.00 million | 2006 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 85 | Sudan | 81.50 million | 2014 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 66.00 million | 2003 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 87 | Armenia | 55.00 million | 2017 | up 129.2% | falling |
| 88 | Cambodia | 45.00 million | 2005 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 89 | Montenegro | 27.80 million | 2020 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 25.35 million | 2021 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 23.30 million | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 21.70 million | 2020 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.00 million | 2021 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.00 million | 2020 | down 74.6% | rising |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.00 million | 2003 | down 93.8% | falling |
| 95 | Madagascar | 10.00 million | 2007 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 8.00 million | 2015 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.25 million | 2021 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 4.18 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 812,000 | 2021 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | 68,000 | 2011 | — | volatile |