Railways, passengers carried in Poland
Poland: Railways, passengers carried was 15,844 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Poland, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Poland stood at 15,844 million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Poland peaked at 26,635 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12,487 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Poland ranks 15th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 26,174 million passenger-km | 25,664 million passenger-km | 26,635 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 20,104 million passenger-km | 18,157 million passenger-km | 24,092 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,670 million passenger-km | 16,015 million passenger-km | 22,056 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,166 million passenger-km | 12,487 million passenger-km | 15,844 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 12 United Kingdom 24,188 million passenger-km compare
- 13 Spain 17,002 million passenger-km compare
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Poland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.19 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 102,938 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 343.93 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 8.78 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 53.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,456 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Poland?
- Railways, passengers carried in Poland was 15,844 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,635 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,487 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.