Railways, passengers carried in Netherlands
Netherlands: Railways, passengers carried was 10,900 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Netherlands, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Netherlands stood at 10,900 million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Netherlands peaked at 22,600 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,200 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,040 million passenger-km | 13,000 million passenger-km | 15,000 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 15,186 million passenger-km | 14,079 million passenger-km | 15,889 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,360 million passenger-km | 14,600 million passenger-km | 22,600 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,050 million passenger-km | 9,200 million passenger-km | 10,900 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
- 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
- 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 307,432 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3,286 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 41.44 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 11 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 621.43 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Netherlands?
- Railways, passengers carried in Netherlands was 10,900 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 22,600 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,200 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.