Railways, passengers carried in France
France: Railways, passengers carried was 86,853 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in France, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
France recorded 86,853 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in France peaked at 112,384 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64,444 million passenger-km, in 1995.
France ranks 6th 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 | 71,386 million passenger-km | 64,444 million passenger-km | 77,111 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 91,204 million passenger-km | 82,253 million passenger-km | 102,721 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,349 million passenger-km | 102,167 million passenger-km | 112,384 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,856 million passenger-km | 64,859 million passenger-km | 86,853 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More infrastructure data for France
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 497,793 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,302 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 64.64 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 200 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,933 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in France?
- Railways, passengers carried in France was 86,853 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 112,384 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,444 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does France rank for railways, passengers carried?
- France ranks 6th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.