Railways, passengers carried in Israel
Israel: Railways, passengers carried was 1,956 million passenger-km in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Railways, passengers carried in Israel, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1,956 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
The figure is up 56.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Israel peaked at 3,580 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 267 million passenger-km, in 1995.
That places Israel 44th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 363.8 million passenger-km | 267 million passenger-km | 529 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,460 million passenger-km | 781.5 million passenger-km | 2,012 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,554 million passenger-km | 1,927 million passenger-km | 3,580 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,604 million passenger-km | 1,253 million passenger-km | 1,956 million passenger-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Israel
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.66 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.56 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 177.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.65 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 48,607 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 609.66 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 7.38 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.75 billion cubic meters (2021)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 80.03 cubic meters (2021)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Israel?
- Railways, passengers carried in Israel was 1,956 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3,580 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 267 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does Israel rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Israel ranks 44th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.