Passenger-kilometers by rail in Ireland
Ireland: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 870.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Ireland, 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
Ireland recorded 870.00 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Ireland peaked at 2.40 billion million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 834.00 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Ireland 51st out of 101 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 billion million passenger-km | 1.29 billion million passenger-km | 1.46 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion million passenger-km | 1.39 billion million passenger-km | 2.01 billion million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 billion million passenger-km | 1.58 billion million passenger-km | 2.40 billion million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 852.00 million million passenger-km | 834.00 million million passenger-km | 870.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 48 Syria 1.22 billion million passenger-km compare
- 49 Bulgaria 1.21 billion million passenger-km compare
- 50 Malaysia 929.34 million million passenger-km compare
- 52 New Zealand 802.03 million million passenger-km compare
- 53 Chile 738.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 54 Greece 653.00 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.6528 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.5528 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8957 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.04 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Ireland?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Ireland was 870.00 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 billion million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 834.00 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 101 regions with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.