Passenger-kilometers by rail in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 104.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Azerbaijan, 1995–2021
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 104.00 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.11 billion million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 104.00 million million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places Azerbaijan 79th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 558.60 million million passenger-km | 422.00 million million passenger-km | 791.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 808.00 million million passenger-km | 493.00 million million passenger-km | 1.11 billion million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 580.90 million million passenger-km | 448.00 million million passenger-km | 917.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.00 million million passenger-km | 104.00 million million passenger-km | 172.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 76 Saudi Arabia 134.65 million million passenger-km compare
- 77 Senegal 129.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 78 Kenya 109.24 million million passenger-km compare
- 80 Iraq 99.68 million million passenger-km compare
- 81 Botswana 94.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 82 Mongolia 91.00 million million passenger-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Azerbaijan?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Azerbaijan was 104.00 million million passenger-km in 2021, according to International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 billion million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.00 million million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.