Railways, passengers carried in Germany
Germany: Railways, passengers carried was 58,822 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Germany, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2020, railways, passengers carried in Germany stood at 58,822 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Germany peaked at 102,026 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58,822 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Germany ranks 7th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,314 million passenger-km | 70,977 million passenger-km | 73,796 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 76,641 million passenger-km | 71,293 million passenger-km | 82,539 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,021 million passenger-km | 83,886 million passenger-km | 102,026 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,822 million passenger-km | 58,822 million passenger-km | 58,822 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More infrastructure data for Germany
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 655,842 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 12,766 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 80.20 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 107 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,286 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Germany?
- Railways, passengers carried in Germany was 58,822 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 102,026 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,822 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.