Railways, passengers carried in Ukraine

Ukraine: Railways, passengers carried was 10,696 million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10,696 million passenger-km
Change on year
down 62.4%
World rank
20th
of 101 countries
All-time high
63,752 million passenger-km
in 1995
All-time low
10,696 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Railways, passengers carried in Ukraine, 1995–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k1995200720201995: 63.8k million passenger-km1996: 59.1k million passenger-km1997: 54.4k million passenger-km1998: 49.9k million passenger-km1999: 47.6k million passenger-km2000: 51.8k million passenger-km2001: 49.7k million passenger-km2002: 50.5k million passenger-km2003: 52.6k million passenger-km2004: 51.7k million passenger-km2005: 52.7k million passenger-km2006: 53.2k million passenger-km2007: 53.1k million passenger-km2008: 53.1k million passenger-km2009: 48.3k million passenger-km2010: 50.2k million passenger-km2011: 50.6k million passenger-km2012: 49.3k million passenger-km2013: 49.0k million passenger-km2014: 35.9k million passenger-km2015: 35.4k million passenger-km2016: 36.8k million passenger-km2017: 28.1k million passenger-km2018: 28.7k million passenger-km2019: 28.4k million passenger-km2020: 10.7k million passenger-km

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

Analysis

In 2020, railways, passengers carried in Ukraine stood at 10,696 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.4% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Ukraine peaked at 63,752 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10,696 million passenger-km, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54,961 million passenger-km 47,600 million passenger-km 63,752 million passenger-km 5
2000s 51,661 million passenger-km 48,327 million passenger-km 53,230 million passenger-km 10
2010s 39,240 million passenger-km 28,075 million passenger-km 50,593 million passenger-km 10
2020s 10,696 million passenger-km 10,696 million passenger-km 10,696 million passenger-km 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
  2. 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
  3. 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
  4. 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
  5. 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
  6. 23 Australia 9,328 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Ukraine?
Railways, passengers carried in Ukraine was 10,696 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 63,752 million passenger-km in 1995.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 10,696 million passenger-km in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for railways, passengers carried?
Ukraine ranks 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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.