Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden

Sweden: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 8.01 billion in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.01 billion
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
27th
of 101 countries
All-time high
14.62 billion
in 2019
All-time low
6.83 billion
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden, 1995–2021

05.0B10.0B15.0B1995200820211995: 6.8B1996: 7.0B1997: 7.0B1998: 7.2B1999: 7.7B2000: 8.2B2001: 8.7B2002: 8.9B2003: 8.8B2004: 8.7B2005: 8.9B2006: 9.6B2007: 10.3B2008: 11.1B2009: 11.3B2010: 11.2B2011: 11.4B2012: 11.8B2013: 11.8B2014: 12.1B2015: 12.7B2016: 12.8B2017: 13.3B2018: 13.5B2019: 14.6B2020: 8.1B2021: 8.0B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden stood at 8.01 billion.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden peaked at 14.62 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.83 billion, in 1995.

That places Sweden 27th out of 101 countries 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.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden, 1995 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1995 6.83 billion —
1996 6.95 billion +1.8%
1997 7.02 billion +1.0%
1998 7.21 billion +2.7%
1999 7.70 billion +6.8%
2000 8.24 billion +7.0%
2001 8.73 billion +5.9%
2002 8.87 billion +1.6%
2003 8.83 billion -0.5%
2004 8.66 billion -2.0%
2005 8.94 billion +3.2%
2006 9.62 billion +7.6%
2007 10.26 billion +6.7%
2008 11.15 billion +8.6%
2009 11.32 billion +1.6%
2010 11.15 billion -1.5%
2011 11.38 billion +2.0%
2012 11.79 billion +3.6%
2013 11.84 billion +0.4%
2014 12.12 billion +2.4%
2015 12.65 billion +4.4%
2016 12.80 billion +1.2%
2017 13.33 billion +4.1%
2018 13.55 billion +1.6%
2019 14.62 billion +7.9%
2020 8.13 billion -44.4%
2021 8.01 billion -1.5%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 8.01 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 billion, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 8.01 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -44.4% 14.62 billion 8.13 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.14 billion 6.83 billion 7.70 billion 5
2000s 9.46 billion 8.24 billion 11.32 billion 10
2010s 12.52 billion 11.15 billion 14.62 billion 10
2020s 8.07 billion 8.01 billion 8.13 billion 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 24 Kazakhstan 8.65 billion compare
  2. 25 Austria 8.43 billion compare
  3. 26 Argentina 8.36 billion compare
  4. 28 Sri Lanka 7.41 billion compare
  5. 29 Belgium 6.97 billion compare
  6. 30 Czechia 6.82 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sweden was 8.01 billion in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 14.62 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6.83 billion in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Sweden ranks 27th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Railways passengers carried passenger km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Railways passengers carried passenger km
Source
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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