Passenger-kilometers by rail in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 304.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
304.00 million million passenger-km
Change on year
up 13.0%
Rank
66th
of 101 regions
All-time high
463.00 million million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
262.00 million million passenger-km
in 2003
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Passenger-kilometers by rail in Luxembourg, 1995–2021

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M1995200820211995: 286.0M million passenger-km1996: 284.0M million passenger-km1997: 295.0M million passenger-km1998: 300.0M million passenger-km1999: 310.0M million passenger-km2000: 332.0M million passenger-km2001: 346.0M million passenger-km2002: 268.0M million passenger-km2003: 262.0M million passenger-km2004: 266.0M million passenger-km2005: 272.0M million passenger-km2006: 298.0M million passenger-km2007: 316.0M million passenger-km2008: 345.0M million passenger-km2009: 333.0M million passenger-km2010: 347.0M million passenger-km2011: 349.0M million passenger-km2012: 373.0M million passenger-km2013: 394.0M million passenger-km2014: 409.0M million passenger-km2015: 418.0M million passenger-km2016: 418.0M million passenger-km2017: 438.0M million passenger-km2018: 442.0M million passenger-km2019: 463.0M million passenger-km2020: 269.0M million passenger-km2021: 304.0M million passenger-km

Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for passenger-kilometers by rail in Luxembourg is 304.00 million million passenger-km, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Luxembourg peaked at 463.00 million million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 262.00 million million passenger-km, in 2003.

That places Luxembourg 66th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 295.00 million million passenger-km 284.00 million million passenger-km 310.00 million million passenger-km 5
2000s 303.80 million million passenger-km 262.00 million million passenger-km 346.00 million million passenger-km 10
2010s 405.10 million million passenger-km 347.00 million million passenger-km 463.00 million million passenger-km 10
2020s 286.50 million million passenger-km 269.00 million million passenger-km 304.00 million million passenger-km 2

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 63 Latvia 360.80 million million passenger-km compare
  2. 64 Algeria 348.00 million million passenger-km compare
  3. 65 Lithuania 329.00 million million passenger-km compare
  4. 67 Estonia 290.00 million million passenger-km compare
  5. 68 Georgia 273.27 million million passenger-km compare
  6. 69 Congo 266.47 million million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Luxembourg?
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Luxembourg was 304.00 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 463.00 million million passenger-km in 2019.
What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 262.00 million million passenger-km in 2003.
How does Luxembourg rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
Luxembourg ranks 66th out of 101 regions with data for 2021.
Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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

Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by rail
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.