Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.

Number of passengers carried by railways (million passenger-km)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
China441,468.0583,320.0791,158.0921,541.0940,249.01,008,172.01,089,560.01,109,312.01,160,059.01,266,681.01,361,715.01,438,606.0328,251.0946,499.0
Russian Federation167,054.0170,900.0139,028.0139,842.0144,612.0138,517.0128,820.0120,413.0124,461.0122,920.0129,370.7133,380.978,134.7103,447.0
Brazil15,191.015,901.015,877.015,648.015,807.016,422.016,486.4
India430,666.0575,702.0903,465.0978,508.01,046,522.01,046,522.01,140,412.01,147,190.01,143,039.01,149,835.01,177,699.01,157,174.01,050,738.0231,126.0
South Africa11,890.0991.0550.214,270.013,704.011,837.09,821.37,113.75,504.43,502.0