Rail passenger traffic — all countries

Rail passenger traffic — East Asia & Pacific

Rail passenger traffic in East Asia & Pacific in 2017 — 10,789 M pax-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 158.2%.

2017 10,789 M pax-km −32.64% vs 2015
World rank
Period maximum 16,572 M pax-km2011
Period minimum 3,784 M pax-km1997

Trend over time

1995–2017 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — East Asia & Pacific, 1995–201705,00010,00015,00020,000199519982001200420072010201320161995: 4,178 M pax-km1996: 4,294 M pax-km1997: 3,784 M pax-km1998: 3,948 M pax-km1999: 7,003 M pax-km2000: 9,935 M pax-km2001: 10,037 M pax-km2002: 10,022 M pax-km2003: 8,726 M pax-km2004: 9,195 M pax-km2005: 10,781 M pax-km2007: 12,835 M pax-km2010: 15,741 M pax-km2011: 16,572 M pax-km2015: 16,017 M pax-km2017: 10,789 M pax-km
Change over the period: +6,611 (+158.23%) Average annual rate: 4.41 %
Rail passenger traffic — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2017 10,789
2015 16,017
2011 16,572 +831 +5.28%
2010 15,741
2007 12,835
2005 10,781 +1,586 +17.25%
2004 9,195 +469 +5.37%
2003 8,726 −1,296 −12.93%
2002 10,022 −15 −0.15%
2001 10,037 +102 +1.03%
2000 9,935 +2,932 +41.87%
1999 7,003 +3,055 +77.38%
1998 3,948 +164 +4.33%
1997 3,784 −510 −11.88%
1996 4,294 +116 +2.78%
1995 4,178

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.