Railways, passengers carried in Malaysia
Malaysia: Railways, passengers carried was 929.34 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Malaysia, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Malaysia is 929.34 million passenger-km, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 57.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Malaysia peaked at 2,497 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 929.34 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,369 million passenger-km | 1,270 million passenger-km | 1,492 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,960 million passenger-km | 1,181 million passenger-km | 2,346 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,293 million passenger-km | 1,964 million passenger-km | 2,497 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 929.34 million passenger-km | 929.34 million passenger-km | 929.34 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 359,378 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,910 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 46.70 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 580 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,717 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 98.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Malaysia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Malaysia was 929.34 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,497 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 929.34 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.