Railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Railways, passengers carried was 25.35 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia stood at 25.35 million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia peaked at 178 million passenger-km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 million passenger-km, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 90th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.2 million passenger-km | 65 million passenger-km | 150 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 120.3 million passenger-km | 92 million passenger-km | 176 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.5 million passenger-km | 59 million passenger-km | 178 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 million passenger-km | 25 million passenger-km | 25.35 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 87 Armenia 55 million passenger-km compare
- 88 Cambodia 45 million passenger-km compare
- 89 Montenegro 27.8 million passenger-km compare
- 91 Moldova 23.3 million passenger-km compare
- 92 Tajikistan 21.7 million passenger-km compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 21 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for North Macedonia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 456,183 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,389 (2009)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2009)
- Air transport, passengers carried 86,868 (2009)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,948 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia?
- Railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia was 25.35 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 178 million passenger-km in 2015.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- North Macedonia ranks 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.