Passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 25.35 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia, 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
In 2021, passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia stood at 25.35 million million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia peaked at 178.00 million million passenger-km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.00 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 90th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 120.00 million million passenger-km | +84.6% |
| 1997 | 141.00 million million passenger-km | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 150.00 million million passenger-km | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 150.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 176.00 million million passenger-km | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 133.00 million million passenger-km | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 98.00 million million passenger-km | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 92.00 million million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 94.00 million million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 94.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105.00 million million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 109.00 million million passenger-km | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 148.00 million million passenger-km | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 154.00 million million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 155.00 million million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 145.00 million million passenger-km | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 99.00 million million passenger-km | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 80.00 million million passenger-km | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 80.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 178.00 million million passenger-km | +122.5% |
| 2016 | 83.00 million million passenger-km | -53.4% |
| 2017 | 59.00 million million passenger-km | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 64.00 million million passenger-km | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 62.00 million million passenger-km | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.00 million million passenger-km | -59.7% |
| 2021 | 25.35 million million passenger-km | +1.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 25.35 million million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million million passenger-km, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 25.35 million million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion million passenger-km, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +122.5% | 80.00 million million passenger-km | 178.00 million million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.20 million million passenger-km | 65.00 million million passenger-km | 150.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 120.30 million million passenger-km | 92.00 million million passenger-km | 176.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.50 million million passenger-km | 59.00 million million passenger-km | 178.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 million million passenger-km | 25.00 million million passenger-km | 25.35 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 87 Armenia 55.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 88 Cambodia 45.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 89 Montenegro 27.80 million million passenger-km compare
- 91 Moldova 23.30 million million passenger-km compare
- 92 Tajikistan 21.70 million million passenger-km compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 21.00 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in North Macedonia was 25.35 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 178.00 million million passenger-km in 2015.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.00 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- North Macedonia ranks 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.