Railways, passengers carried in Czechia

Czechia: Railways, passengers carried was 6,820 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
6,820 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 101 countries
All-time high
10,931 million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
6,503 million passenger-km
in 2009
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways, passengers carried in Czechia, 1995–2021

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1995200820211995: 8.0k million passenger-km1996: 8.1k million passenger-km1997: 7.7k million passenger-km1998: 7.0k million passenger-km1999: 7.0k million passenger-km2000: 7.3k million passenger-km2001: 7.3k million passenger-km2002: 6.6k million passenger-km2003: 6.5k million passenger-km2004: 6.6k million passenger-km2005: 6.7k million passenger-km2006: 6.9k million passenger-km2007: 6.9k million passenger-km2008: 6.8k million passenger-km2009: 6.5k million passenger-km2010: 6.6k million passenger-km2011: 6.7k million passenger-km2012: 7.3k million passenger-km2013: 7.6k million passenger-km2014: 7.8k million passenger-km2015: 8.3k million passenger-km2016: 8.8k million passenger-km2017: 9.5k million passenger-km2018: 10.3k million passenger-km2019: 10.9k million passenger-km2020: 6.7k million passenger-km2021: 6.8k million passenger-km

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 6,820 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Czechia peaked at 10,931 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,503 million passenger-km, in 2009.

Czechia ranks 30th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,566 million passenger-km 6,957 million passenger-km 8,111 million passenger-km 5
2000s 6,810 million passenger-km 6,503 million passenger-km 7,300 million passenger-km 10
2010s 8,382 million passenger-km 6,591 million passenger-km 10,931 million passenger-km 10
2020s 6,743 million passenger-km 6,665 million passenger-km 6,820 million passenger-km 2

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 27 Sweden 8,008 million passenger-km compare
  2. 28 Sri Lanka 7,407 million passenger-km compare
  3. 29 Belgium 6,970 million passenger-km compare
  4. 31 Denmark 6,560 million passenger-km compare
  5. 32 Thailand 6,020 million passenger-km compare
  6. 33 Romania 5,906 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Czechia?
Railways, passengers carried in Czechia was 6,820 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 10,931 million passenger-km in 2019.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,503 million passenger-km in 2009.
How does Czechia rank for railways, passengers carried?
Czechia ranks 30th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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

Indicator
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.