Railways, passengers carried in South Korea
South Korea: Railways, passengers carried was 100,381 million passenger-km in 2019. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in South Korea, 1995–2019
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2019, railways, passengers carried in South Korea stood at 100,381 million passenger-km. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in South Korea peaked at 100,381 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41,764 million passenger-km, in 1997.
South Korea ranks 5th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,703 million passenger-km | 41,764 million passenger-km | 46,851 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 54,252 million passenger-km | 49,558 million passenger-km | 59,151 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,350 million passenger-km | 58,381 million passenger-km | 100,381 million passenger-km | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 459,735 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 12,294 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 76.27 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 64.85 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,255 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in South Korea?
- Railways, passengers carried in South Korea was 100,381 million passenger-km in 2019, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100,381 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,764 million passenger-km in 1997.
- How does South Korea rank for railways, passengers carried?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.