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

Passengers carried by railways (million passenger-km)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Australia11,55212,06314,99315,27615,56915,54415,57116,01716,50417,03918,02118,84215,0539,328
China441,468583,320791,158921,541940,2491,008,1721,089,5601,109,3121,160,0591,266,6811,361,7151,438,606328,251946,499
Indonesia19,22814,34520,34019,02417,15416,92620,39622,29621,63615,55816,93229,066
Japan384,287391,215393,466395,067404,396414,387413,970427,486431,799437,363441,614435,063263,211
Korea, Rep.49,55854,64158,38163,04470,07966,35367,86068,37186,87189,96492,193100,381
France82,25390,859102,167105,596105,956105,215104,589104,849104,207110,568107,958112,38464,85986,853
Germany75,40476,82483,88685,41488,79689,61590,97691,60394,19795,53098,170102,02658,822
Italy47,13350,08847,17246,84546,75948,73949,95752,20752,17853,23155,49356,58622,26927,693
Russian Federation167,054170,900139,028139,842144,612138,517128,820120,413124,461122,920129,371133,38178,135103,447
Turkiye5,8325,0365,5847,1226,3616,2257,4018,3267,8298,4658,93814,2598,29710,683
United Kingdom46,50651,36263,04866,09969,01570,70473,71576,06078,22979,49680,98082,55024,188
Argentina8,6418,8187,2886,0035,0355,7346,8848,0658,361
Brazil15,19115,90115,87715,64815,80716,42216,486
Mexico82738438919701,0361,1501,4111,4811,5501,5911,571523466
Saudi Arabia28839929750135
Canada1,5481,4781,4041,4041,3761,3651,3271,3491,4081,5341,5301,731229536
United States25,97725,39431,87232,58034,12636,04736,39336,04435,89233,25631,96332,48312,460
India430,666575,702903,465978,5081,046,5221,046,5221,140,4121,147,1901,143,0391,149,8351,177,6991,157,1741,050,738231,126
South Africa11,89099155014,27013,70411,8379,8217,1145,5043,502