Railways, passengers carried in Japan
Japan: Railways, passengers carried was 263,211 million passenger-km in 2020. ▬ Flat
Railways, passengers carried in Japan, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Japan recorded 263,211 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Japan peaked at 441,614 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 263,211 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Japan ranks 2nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 394,307 million passenger-km | 385,098 million passenger-km | 402,156 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 391,312 million passenger-km | 382,239 million passenger-km | 405,544 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,461 million passenger-km | 393,466 million passenger-km | 441,614 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,211 million passenger-km | 263,211 million passenger-km | 263,211 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 975,616 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8,474 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 120.31 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 430 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,437 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Japan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Japan was 263,211 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 441,614 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,211 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.