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Rail passenger traffic — Bulgaria

Rail passenger traffic in Bulgaria in 2021 — 1,205 M pax-km. Ranked 26 in the world out of 47. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 74.3%.

2021 1,205 M pax-km +7.69% vs 2020
World rank 26of 47
Period maximum 5,886 M pax-km1997
Period minimum 1,119 M pax-km2020

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — Bulgaria, 1995–202102,0004,0006,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 4,693 M pax-km1996: 5,065 M pax-km1997: 5,886 M pax-km1998: 4,740 M pax-km1999: 3,819 M pax-km2000: 3,472 M pax-km2001: 2,990 M pax-km2002: 2,598 M pax-km2003: 2,517 M pax-km2004: 2,404 M pax-km2005: 2,389 M pax-km2006: 2,422 M pax-km2007: 2,424 M pax-km2008: 2,335 M pax-km2009: 2,144 M pax-km2010: 2,100 M pax-km2011: 2,068 M pax-km2012: 1,876 M pax-km2013: 1,826 M pax-km2014: 1,702 M pax-km2015: 1,552 M pax-km2016: 1,458 M pax-km2017: 1,438 M pax-km2018: 1,479 M pax-km2019: 1,524 M pax-km2020: 1,119 M pax-km2021: 1,205 M pax-km
Change over the period: −3,488 (−74.32%) Average annual rate: -5.09 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 1,205 M pax-km
Europe & Central Asia 2,478 M pax-km
Eastern Europe computed 139,312 M pax-km
Rail passenger traffic — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2021 1,205 +86 +7.69%
2020 1,119 −405 −26.57%
2019 1,524 +45 +3.03%
2018 1,479 +41 +2.85%
2017 1,438 −20 −1.37%
2016 1,458 −94 −6.06%
2015 1,552 −150 −8.81%
2014 1,702 −124 −6.79%
2013 1,826 −50 −2.67%
2012 1,876 −192 −9.28%
2011 2,068 −32 −1.52%
2010 2,100 −44 −2.05%
2009 2,144 −191 −8.18%
2008 2,335 −89 −3.67%
2007 2,424 +2 +0.08%
2006 2,422 +33 +1.38%
2005 2,389 −15 −0.62%
2004 2,404 −113 −4.49%
2003 2,517 −81 −3.12%
2002 2,598 −392 −13.11%
2001 2,990 −482 −13.88%
2000 3,472 −347 −9.09%
1999 3,819 −921 −19.43%
1998 4,740 −1,146 −19.47%
1997 5,886 +821 +16.21%
1996 5,065 +372 +7.93%
1995 4,693

Eastern Europe, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.