Railways, passengers carried in Canada
Canada: Railways, passengers carried was 536 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Canada, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Canada stood at 536 million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 134.1% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Canada peaked at 1,731 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 229 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Canada 58th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,440 million passenger-km | 1,382 million passenger-km | 1,498 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,491 million passenger-km | 1,413 million passenger-km | 1,596 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,443 million passenger-km | 1,327 million passenger-km | 1,731 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 382.5 million passenger-km | 229 million passenger-km | 536 million passenger-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Canada
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.08 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2,036 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 88.62 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,850 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 73,170 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Canada?
- Railways, passengers carried in Canada was 536 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,731 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 229 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Canada ranks 58th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.