Railways, passengers carried in India
India: Railways, passengers carried was 231,126 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in India, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in India stood at 231,126 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.0% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in India peaked at 1.18 million million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 231,126 million passenger-km, in 2021.
India ranks 3rd 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 | 360,432 million passenger-km | 319,365 million passenger-km | 403,884 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 593,152 million passenger-km | 430,666 million passenger-km | 838,032 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million million passenger-km | 903,465 million passenger-km | 1.18 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 640,933 million passenger-km | 231,126 million passenger-km | 1.05 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.23 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,807 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 180.42 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,446 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,014 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 70.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in India?
- Railways, passengers carried in India was 231,126 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,126 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does India rank for railways, passengers carried?
- India ranks 3rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.