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Rail passenger traffic — South Korea

Rail passenger traffic in South Korea in 2019 — 100,381 M pax-km. Ranked 7 in the world out of 68. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 131.6%.

2019 100,381 M pax-km +8.88% vs 2018
World rank 7of 68
Period maximum 100,381 M pax-km2019
Period minimum 41,764 M pax-km1997

Trend over time

1995–2019 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — South Korea, 1995–201940,00060,00080,000100,000120,0001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 43,340 M pax-km1996: 42,439 M pax-km1997: 41,764 M pax-km1998: 44,121 M pax-km1999: 46,851 M pax-km2000: 49,558 M pax-km2001: 59,151 M pax-km2002: 51,929 M pax-km2003: 50,983 M pax-km2004: 52,749 M pax-km2005: 54,641 M pax-km2006: 55,526 M pax-km2007: 55,730 M pax-km2008: 56,766 M pax-km2009: 55,489 M pax-km2010: 58,381 M pax-km2011: 63,044 M pax-km2012: 70,079 M pax-km2013: 66,353 M pax-km2014: 67,860 M pax-km2015: 68,371 M pax-km2016: 86,871 M pax-km2017: 89,964 M pax-km2018: 92,193 M pax-km2019: 100,381 M pax-km
Change over the period: +57,041 (+131.61%) Average annual rate: 3.56 %
Rail passenger traffic — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2019 100,381 +8,188 +8.88%
2018 92,193 +2,229 +2.48%
2017 89,964 +3,093 +3.56%
2016 86,871 +18,500 +27.06%
2015 68,371 +511 +0.75%
2014 67,860 +1,507 +2.27%
2013 66,353 −3,726 −5.32%
2012 70,079 +7,035 +11.16%
2011 63,044 +4,663 +7.99%
2010 58,381 +2,892 +5.21%
2009 55,489 −1,277 −2.25%
2008 56,766 +1,036 +1.86%
2007 55,730 +204 +0.37%
2006 55,526 +885 +1.62%
2005 54,641 +1,892 +3.59%
2004 52,749 +1,766 +3.46%
2003 50,983 −946 −1.82%
2002 51,929 −7,222 −12.21%
2001 59,151 +9,593 +19.36%
2000 49,558 +2,707 +5.78%
1999 46,851 +2,730 +6.19%
1998 44,121 +2,357 +5.64%
1997 41,764 −675 −1.59%
1996 42,439 −901 −2.08%
1995 43,340 — —

Eastern Asia, 2019

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

CN China 1.44M JP Japan 435,063 KR South Korea 100,381 MN Mongolia 1,112
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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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