Railways, passengers carried in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Railways, passengers carried was 24,188 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in United Kingdom, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in United Kingdom is 24,188 million passenger-km, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.7% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in United Kingdom peaked at 82,550 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24,188 million passenger-km, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 12th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,900 million passenger-km | 37,200 million passenger-km | 46,800 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 52,444 million passenger-km | 46,506 million passenger-km | 60,336 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,990 million passenger-km | 63,048 million passenger-km | 82,550 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,188 million passenger-km | 24,188 million passenger-km | 24,188 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More infrastructure data for United Kingdom
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 839,180 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,414 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 118.95 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 145 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,144 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in United Kingdom?
- Railways, passengers carried in United Kingdom was 24,188 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 82,550 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,188 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for railways, passengers carried?
- United Kingdom ranks 12th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.