Railways, passengers carried in China
China: Railways, passengers carried was 946,499 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in China, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in China stood at 946,499 million passenger-km.
The figure is up 188.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in China peaked at 1.44 million million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 328,251 million passenger-km, in 2020.
China ranks 1st of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362,908 million passenger-km | 332,202 million passenger-km | 404,627 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 587,292 million passenger-km | 441,468 million passenger-km | 787,890 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million million passenger-km | 791,158 million passenger-km | 1.44 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 637,375 million passenger-km | 328,251 million passenger-km | 946,499 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4.91 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 26,170 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 619.22 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,813 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,992 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in China?
- Railways, passengers carried in China was 946,499 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,251 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does China rank for railways, passengers carried?
- China ranks 1st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.