Railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam

Vietnam: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 1.52 billion in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.52 billion
Change on year
down 52.4%
World rank
46th
of 101 countries
All-time high
4.66 billion
in 2007
All-time low
1.52 billion
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam, 1995–2020

2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B1995200720201995: 2.1B1996: 2.5B1997: 2.4B1998: 2.5B1999: 2.7B2000: 3.2B2001: 3.7B2002: 3.4B2003: 4.0B2004: 4.4B2005: 4.6B2006: 4.3B2007: 4.7B2008: 4.5B2009: 4.1B2010: 4.4B2011: 4.6B2012: 4.6B2013: 4.5B2014: 4.3B2015: 4.2B2016: 3.4B2017: 3.7B2018: 3.5B2019: 3.2B2020: 1.5B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam stood at 1.52 billion. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.4% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam peaked at 4.66 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.52 billion, in 2020.

That places Vietnam 46th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 2.13 billion —
1996 2.48 billion +16.1%
1997 2.44 billion -1.6%
1998 2.54 billion +4.3%
1999 2.72 billion +7.0%
2000 3.20 billion +17.6%
2001 3.70 billion +15.5%
2002 3.43 billion -7.3%
2003 4.04 billion +18.0%
2004 4.38 billion +8.3%
2005 4.56 billion +4.2%
2006 4.33 billion -4.9%
2007 4.66 billion +7.5%
2008 4.49 billion -3.6%
2009 4.14 billion -7.9%
2010 4.38 billion +5.8%
2011 4.57 billion +4.4%
2012 4.56 billion -0.3%
2013 4.55 billion -0.2%
2014 4.25 billion -6.5%
2015 4.23 billion -0.4%
2016 3.42 billion -19.3%
2017 3.66 billion +7.1%
2018 3.54 billion -3.1%
2019 3.19 billion -10.1%
2020 1.52 billion -52.4%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 1.52 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 1.52 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.16 billion, 36% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.46 billion 2.13 billion 2.72 billion 5
2000s 4.09 billion 3.20 billion 4.66 billion 10
2010s 4.03 billion 3.19 billion 4.57 billion 10
2020s 1.52 billion 1.52 billion 1.52 billion 1

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 43 Slovakia 2.05 billion compare
  2. 44 Israel 1.96 billion compare
  3. 45 Norway 1.78 billion compare
  4. 47 Cuba 1.28 billion compare
  5. 48 Syria 1.22 billion compare
  6. 49 Bulgaria 1.21 billion compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Vietnam was 1.52 billion in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 4.66 billion in 2007.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.52 billion in 2020.
How does Vietnam rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Vietnam ranks 46th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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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