Railways, passengers carried in Chile
Chile: Railways, passengers carried was 738 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Chile, 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 Chile is 738 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 42.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Chile peaked at 1,063 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 517 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Chile 53rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 610.42 million passenger-km | 533.9 million passenger-km | 689 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 804.8 million passenger-km | 736 million passenger-km | 870 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2010s | 805.56 million passenger-km | 582.86 million passenger-km | 1,063 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 627.5 million passenger-km | 517 million passenger-km | 738 million passenger-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Chile
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.22 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,494 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,499 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 21.32 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 885 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 45,262 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Chile?
- Railways, passengers carried in Chile was 738 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,063 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 517 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.