Railways, passengers carried in Ireland
Ireland: Railways, passengers carried was 870 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Ireland, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 870 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Ireland peaked at 2,399 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 834 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Ireland 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,370 million passenger-km | 1,291 million passenger-km | 1,458 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,703 million passenger-km | 1,389 million passenger-km | 2,007 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 million passenger-km | 1,578 million passenger-km | 2,399 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 852 million passenger-km | 834 million passenger-km | 870 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 430.49 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 192.53 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 49 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,400 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Ireland?
- Railways, passengers carried in Ireland was 870 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,399 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 834 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.