Railways, passengers carried in Norway

Norway: Railways, passengers carried was 1,780 million passenger-km in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1,780 million passenger-km
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
45th
of 101 countries
All-time high
3,722 million passenger-km
in 2018
All-time low
1,780 million passenger-km
in 2021
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways, passengers carried in Norway, 1995–2021

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1995200820211995: 2.7k million passenger-km1996: 2.8k million passenger-km1997: 2.9k million passenger-km1998: 3.1k million passenger-km1999: 3.4k million passenger-km2000: 3.4k million passenger-km2001: 3.3k million passenger-km2002: 3.0k million passenger-km2003: 2.9k million passenger-km2004: 2.7k million passenger-km2005: 2.7k million passenger-km2006: 2.8k million passenger-km2007: 3.0k million passenger-km2008: 3.1k million passenger-km2009: 3.1k million passenger-km2010: 3.1k million passenger-km2011: 3.1k million passenger-km2012: 3.1k million passenger-km2013: 3.3k million passenger-km2014: 3.4k million passenger-km2015: 3.6k million passenger-km2016: 3.7k million passenger-km2017: 3.6k million passenger-km2018: 3.7k million passenger-km2019: 3.7k million passenger-km2020: 1.8k million passenger-km2021: 1.8k million passenger-km

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

Norway recorded 1,780 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Norway peaked at 3,722 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,780 million passenger-km, in 2021.

Norway ranks 45th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,982 million passenger-km 2,681 million passenger-km 3,416 million passenger-km 5
2000s 2,989 million passenger-km 2,683 million passenger-km 3,353 million passenger-km 10
2010s 3,427 million passenger-km 3,076 million passenger-km 3,722 million passenger-km 10
2020s 1,792 million passenger-km 1,780 million passenger-km 1,804 million passenger-km 2

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 42 Turkmenistan 2,340 million passenger-km compare
  2. 43 Slovakia 2,052 million passenger-km compare
  3. 44 Israel 1,956 million passenger-km compare
  4. 46 Vietnam 1,516 million passenger-km compare
  5. 47 Cuba 1,285 million passenger-km compare
  6. 48 Syria 1,223 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Norway?
Railways, passengers carried in Norway was 1,780 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 3,722 million passenger-km in 2018.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1,780 million passenger-km in 2021.
How does Norway rank for railways, passengers carried?
Norway ranks 45th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway 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

Indicator
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.