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Rail passenger traffic

Passenger traffic in millions of passenger-kilometers.

Unit: million passenger-kilometers Period: 1995–2021 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 20,622 M pax-km Countries: 107

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1995 to 2021.

Rail passenger traffic, 1995–2021

Top-20 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic, 1995–20210250,000500,000750,0001MChinaChina: 946,499 M pax-km946,499JapanJapan: 263,211 M pax-km263,211IndiaIndia: 231,126 M pax-km231,126RussiaRussia: 103,447 M pax-km103,447South KoreaSouth Korea: 100,381 M pax-km100,381FranceFrance: 86,853 M pax-km86,853GermanyGermany: 58,822 M pax-km58,822EgyptEgypt: 40,837 M pax-km40,837IndonesiaIndonesia: 29,066 M pax-km29,066ItalyItaly: 27,693 M pax-km27,693PakistanPakistan: 24,903 M pax-km24,903United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 24,188 M pax-km24,188SpainSpain: 17,002 M pax-km17,002BrazilBrazil: 16,486 M pax-km16,486PolandPoland: 15,844 M pax-km15,844SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 14,308 M pax-km14,308United StatesUnited States: 12,460 M pax-km12,460IranIran: 11,231 M pax-km11,231NetherlandsNetherlands: 10,900 M pax-km10,900UkraineUkraine: 10,696 M pax-km10,696
Rail passenger traffic — 1995–2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 946,499 2021 1
2 JP Japan 263,211 2020 2
3 IN India 231,126 2021 3
4 RU Russia 103,447 2021 4
5 KR South Korea 100,381 2019 5
6 FR France 86,853 2021 6
7 DE Germany 58,822 2020 7
8 EG Egypt 40,837 2008 8
9 ID Indonesia 29,066 2019 9
10 IT Italy 27,693 2021 10
11 PK Pakistan 24,903 2018 11
12 GB United Kingdom 24,188 2020 12
13 ES Spain 17,002 2021 13
14 BR Brazil 16,486 2019 14
15 PL Poland 15,844 2021 15
16 CH Switzerland 14,308 2021 16
17 US United States 12,460 2020 17
18 IR Iran 11,231 2021 18
19 NL Netherlands 10,900 2021 19
20 UA Ukraine 10,696 2020 20
21 TR Türkiye 10,683 2021 21
22 BD Bangladesh 10,040 2016 22
23 AU Australia 9,328 2021 23
24 KZ Kazakhstan 8,649 2020 24
25 AT Austria 8,433 2021 25
26 AR Argentina 8,361 2017 26
27 SE Sweden 8,008 2021 27
28 LK Sri Lanka 7,407 2015 28
29 BE Belgium 6,970 2021 29
30 CZ Czechia 6,820 2021 30
31 DK Denmark 6,560 2018 31
32 TH Thailand 6,020 2017 32
33 RO Romania 5,906 2019 33
34 HU Hungary 5,435 2021 34
35 BY Belarus 4,486 2021 35
36 MA Morocco 4,464 2021 36
37 MM Myanmar 4,163 2004 37
38 ZA South Africa 3,502 2020 38
39 UZ Uzbekistan 3,130 2021 39
40 PT Portugal 2,912 2021 40
41 FI Finland 2,903 2021 41
42 TM Turkmenistan 2,340 2017 42
43 SK Slovakia 2,052 2021 43
44 IL Israel 1,956 2021 44
45 NO Norway 1,780 2021 45
46 VN Vietnam 1,516 2020 46
47 CU Cuba 1,285 2007 47
48 SY Syria 1,223 2013 48
49 BG Bulgaria 1,205 2021 49
50 MY Malaysia 929 2020 50
51 IE Ireland 870 2021 51
52 NZ New Zealand 802 2020 52
53 CL Chile 738 2021 53
54 GR Greece 653 2021 54
55 TN Tunisia 633 2021 55
56 SI Slovenia 542 2021 56
57 HR Croatia 540 2021 57
58 CA Canada 536 2021 58
59 JO Jordan 504 2010 59
60 TZ Tanzania 475 2006 60
61 MX Mexico 466 2021 61
62 PH Philippines 384 2016 62
63 LV Latvia 361 2021 63
64 DZ Algeria 348 2020 64
65 LT Lithuania 329 2021 65
66 LU Luxembourg 304 2021 66
67 EE Estonia 290 2021 67
68 GE Georgia 273 2021 68
69 CG Republic of the Congo 266 2012 69
70 MZ Mozambique 247 2011 70
71 CM Cameroon 225 2020 71
72 ML Mali 196 2002 72
73 RS Serbia 191 2021 73
74 NG Nigeria 174 2005 74
75 DJ Djibouti 145 2005 75
76 SA Saudi Arabia 135 2018 76
77 SN Senegal 129 2006 77
78 PE Peru 127 1998 78
79 KE Kenya 109 2007 79
80 AZ Azerbaijan 104 2021 80
81 IQ Iraq 100 2010 81
82 BW Botswana 94 2006 82
83 MN Mongolia 91 2021 83
84 GA Gabon 87 2020 84
85 GH Ghana 85 2006 85
86 SD Sudan 82 2014 86
87 BJ Benin 66 2003 87
88 AM Armenia 55 2017 88
89 MR Mauritania 47 2008 89
90 KH Cambodia 45 2005 90
91 MW Malawi 44 2007 91
92 ME Montenegro 28 2020 92
93 MK North Macedonia 25 2021 93
94 MD Moldova 23 2021 94
95 TJ Tajikistan 22 2020 95
96 KG Kyrgyzstan 21 2021 96
97 ZW Zimbabwe 17 2020 97
98 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 2020 98
99 VE Venezuela 12 1995 99
100 CI Côte d'Ivoire 10 2003 100
101 MG Madagascar 10 2007 100
102 UY Uruguay 8 2015 102
103 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 2021 103
104 SV El Salvador 5 1996 104
105 ZM Zambia 4 2018 105
106 AL Albania 1 2021 106
107 SZ Eswatini 0 2011 107
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Maximum 946,499 M pax-km
Median 653 M pax-km
Minimum 0 M pax-km
World 2,344 M pax-km

About the indicator

Rail passenger traffic in millions of passenger-kilometers: the number of passengers carried multiplied by the distance of the trip. The indicator depends on population density and on geography alike: countries with long distances and developed high-speed service post the highest values.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
million passenger-kilometers
Observation period
1995–2021
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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