Railways, passengers carried in Belgium
Belgium: Railways, passengers carried was 6,970 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Belgium, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Belgium stood at 6,970 million passenger-km.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Belgium peaked at 11,003 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,757 million passenger-km, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 29th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,995 million passenger-km | 6,757 million passenger-km | 7,354 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,051 million passenger-km | 7,755 million passenger-km | 10,427 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,571 million passenger-km | 10,025 million passenger-km | 11,003 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,184 million passenger-km | 6,970 million passenger-km | 7,397 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 112,605 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,831 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 11.39 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,027 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Belgium?
- Railways, passengers carried in Belgium was 6,970 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11,003 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,757 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.