Railways, passengers carried in Austria
Austria: Railways, passengers carried was 8,433 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Austria, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Austria is 8,433 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Austria peaked at 13,350 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,417 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Austria 25th 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 | 8,684 million passenger-km | 7,971 million passenger-km | 9,689 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,013 million passenger-km | 8,206 million passenger-km | 10,837 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,094 million passenger-km | 10,737 million passenger-km | 13,350 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,925 million passenger-km | 7,417 million passenger-km | 8,433 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 325,904 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 207.84 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 46.04 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,083 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Austria?
- Railways, passengers carried in Austria was 8,433 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13,350 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,417 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Austria ranks 25th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.