Railways, passengers carried in Denmark

Denmark: Railways, passengers carried was 6,560 million passenger-km in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
6,560 million passenger-km
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
31st
of 101 countries
All-time high
7,076 million passenger-km
in 2013
All-time low
4,621 million passenger-km
in 1996
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Railways, passengers carried in Denmark, 1995–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200620181995: 4.7k million passenger-km1996: 4.6k million passenger-km1997: 5.0k million passenger-km1998: 5.2k million passenger-km1999: 5.1k million passenger-km2000: 5.5k million passenger-km2001: 5.7k million passenger-km2002: 5.8k million passenger-km2003: 5.9k million passenger-km2004: 6.1k million passenger-km2005: 6.1k million passenger-km2006: 6.3k million passenger-km2007: 6.4k million passenger-km2008: 6.5k million passenger-km2009: 6.4k million passenger-km2010: 6.6k million passenger-km2011: 6.9k million passenger-km2012: 7.0k million passenger-km2013: 7.1k million passenger-km2014: 6.8k million passenger-km2015: 6.8k million passenger-km2016: 6.7k million passenger-km2017: 6.6k million passenger-km2018: 6.6k million passenger-km

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Denmark is 6,560 million passenger-km, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Denmark peaked at 7,076 million passenger-km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,621 million passenger-km, in 1996.

Denmark ranks 31st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,912 million passenger-km 4,621 million passenger-km 5,163 million passenger-km 5
2000s 6,058 million passenger-km 5,537 million passenger-km 6,475 million passenger-km 10
2010s 6,779 million passenger-km 6,560 million passenger-km 7,076 million passenger-km 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 28 Sri Lanka 7,407 million passenger-km compare
  2. 29 Belgium 6,970 million passenger-km compare
  3. 30 Czechia 6,820 million passenger-km compare
  4. 32 Thailand 6,020 million passenger-km compare
  5. 33 Romania 5,906 million passenger-km compare
  6. 34 Hungary 5,435 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Denmark?
Railways, passengers carried in Denmark was 6,560 million passenger-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 7,076 million passenger-km in 2013.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 4,621 million passenger-km in 1996.
How does Denmark rank for railways, passengers carried?
Denmark ranks 31st out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.