Rail passenger traffic — all countries

Rail passenger traffic — G20

Rail passenger traffic in the G20 in 2020 — 1,930,537 M pax-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 22.4%.

2020 1.93M M pax-km −48.36% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 3.74M M pax-km2019
Period minimum 1.58M M pax-km1996

Trend over time

1995–2020 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — G20, 1995–20201M2M3M4M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 1,577,656 M pax-km1996: 1,577,064 M pax-km1997: 1,603,211 M pax-km1998: 1,596,467 M pax-km1999: 1,677,437 M pax-km2000: 1,800,727 M pax-km2001: 1,853,375 M pax-km2002: 1,873,341 M pax-km2003: 1,881,083 M pax-km2004: 2,001,490 M pax-km2005: 2,113,330 M pax-km2006: 2,229,395 M pax-km2007: 2,391,525 M pax-km2008: 2,560,824 M pax-km2009: 2,603,319 M pax-km2010: 2,665,921 M pax-km2011: 2,885,540 M pax-km2012: 2,997,942 M pax-km2013: 3,086,142 M pax-km2014: 3,278,002 M pax-km2015: 3,319,398 M pax-km2016: 3,395,340 M pax-km2017: 3,517,029 M pax-km2018: 3,647,838 M pax-km2019: 3,738,094 M pax-km2020: 1,930,537 M pax-km
Change over the period: +352,881 (+22.37%) Average annual rate: 0.81 %
Rail passenger traffic — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2020 1.93M −1.81M −48.36%
2019 3.74M +90,256 +2.47%
2018 3.65M +130,809 +3.72%
2017 3.52M +121,689 +3.58%
2016 3.4M +75,942 +2.29%
2015 3.32M +41,397 +1.26%
2014 3.28M +191,859 +6.22%
2013 3.09M +88,200 +2.94%
2012 3M +112,402 +3.9%
2011 2.89M +219,619 +8.24%
2010 2.67M +62,602 +2.4%
2009 2.6M +42,495 +1.66%
2008 2.56M +169,298 +7.08%
2007 2.39M +162,130 +7.27%
2006 2.23M +116,065 +5.49%
2005 2.11M +111,840 +5.59%
2004 2M +120,407 +6.4%
2003 1.88M +7,742 +0.41%
2002 1.87M +19,966 +1.08%
2001 1.85M +52,648 +2.92%
2000 1.8M +123,289 +7.35%
1999 1.68M +80,970 +5.07%
1998 1.6M −6,744 −0.42%
1997 1.6M +26,147 +1.66%
1996 1.58M −592 −0.04%
1995 1.58M

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.