Railways, passengers carried in Spain
Spain: Railways, passengers carried was 17,002 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Spain, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Spain stood at 17,002 million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Spain peaked at 28,835 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,998 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Spain 13th 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 | 17,959 million passenger-km | 16,594 million passenger-km | 19,655 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 21,639 million passenger-km | 20,144 million passenger-km | 23,969 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,416 million passenger-km | 22,456 million passenger-km | 28,835 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,500 million passenger-km | 11,998 million passenger-km | 17,002 million passenger-km | 2 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 662,492 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,131 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 94.10 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 111.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,327 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Spain?
- Railways, passengers carried in Spain was 17,002 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28,835 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,998 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.