Railways, passengers carried in Greece
Greece: Railways, passengers carried was 653 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Greece recorded 653 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Greece peaked at 1,930 million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 640 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Greece ranks 54th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,713 million passenger-km | 1,551 million passenger-km | 1,882 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,717 million passenger-km | 1,414 million passenger-km | 1,930 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,087 million passenger-km | 755 million passenger-km | 1,337 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 646.5 million passenger-km | 640 million passenger-km | 653 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 167,624 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 16.02 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 19.09 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 58 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 5,557 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 86.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Greece?
- Railways, passengers carried in Greece was 653 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,930 million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 640 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.