Railways, passengers carried in Australia
Australia: Railways, passengers carried was 9,328 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Australia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Australia stood at 9,328 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Australia peaked at 18,842 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,328 million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places Australia 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,827 million passenger-km | 10,344 million passenger-km | 11,165 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 12,696 million passenger-km | 11,552 million passenger-km | 15,004 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,338 million passenger-km | 14,993 million passenger-km | 18,842 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,190 million passenger-km | 9,328 million passenger-km | 15,053 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 678,852 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,188 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 68.96 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 492 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,910 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Australia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Australia was 9,328 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,842 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,328 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.