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Rail passenger traffic — Netherlands

Rail passenger traffic in the Netherlands in 2021 — 10,900 M pax-km. Ranked 10 in the world out of 47. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 16.2%.

2021 10,900 M pax-km +18.48% vs 2020
World rank 10of 47
Period maximum 22,600 M pax-km2018
Period minimum 9,200 M pax-km2020

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — Netherlands, 1995–20215,00010,00015,00020,00025,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 13,000 M pax-km1996: 13,100 M pax-km1997: 14,200 M pax-km1998: 14,900 M pax-km1999: 15,000 M pax-km2000: 15,400 M pax-km2001: 15,500 M pax-km2002: 15,500 M pax-km2003: 14,500 M pax-km2004: 14,079 M pax-km2005: 14,730 M pax-km2006: 15,889 M pax-km2007: 15,546 M pax-km2008: 15,313 M pax-km2009: 15,400 M pax-km2010: 14,600 M pax-km2011: 16,500 M pax-km2012: 16,100 M pax-km2013: 17,700 M pax-km2014: 16,200 M pax-km2015: 15,800 M pax-km2016: 16,900 M pax-km2017: 17,800 M pax-km2018: 22,600 M pax-km2019: 19,400 M pax-km2020: 9,200 M pax-km2021: 10,900 M pax-km
Change over the period: −2,100 (−16.15%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Netherlands 10,900 M pax-km
Europe & Central Asia 2,478 M pax-km
Western Europe computed 127,768 M pax-km
Rail passenger traffic — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2021 10,900 +1,700 +18.48%
2020 9,200 −10,200 −52.58%
2019 19,400 −3,200 −14.16%
2018 22,600 +4,800 +26.97%
2017 17,800 +900 +5.33%
2016 16,900 +1,100 +6.96%
2015 15,800 −400 −2.47%
2014 16,200 −1,500 −8.47%
2013 17,700 +1,600 +9.94%
2012 16,100 −400 −2.42%
2011 16,500 +1,900 +13.01%
2010 14,600 −800 −5.19%
2009 15,400 +87 +0.57%
2008 15,313 −233 −1.5%
2007 15,546 −343 −2.16%
2006 15,889 +1,159 +7.87%
2005 14,730 +651 +4.62%
2004 14,079 −421 −2.9%
2003 14,500 −1,000 −6.45%
2002 15,500 +0 +0%
2001 15,500 +100 +0.65%
2000 15,400 +400 +2.67%
1999 15,000 +100 +0.67%
1998 14,900 +700 +4.93%
1997 14,200 +1,100 +8.4%
1996 13,100 +100 +0.77%
1995 13,000 — —

Western Europe, 2021

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

FR France 86,853 CH Switzerland 14,308 NL Netherlands 10,900 AT Austria 8,433 BE Belgium 6,970 LU Luxembourg 304
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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.

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