Railway passengers - Country rankings
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Railway passengers, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 22 countries was 9405 million passengers times km's. The highest value was in France: 86853 million passengers times km's and the lowest value was in Estonia: 290 million passengers times km's. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: million passengers times km's; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Railway passengers, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 86853 | 1 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy | 27693 | 2 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Spain | 17002 | 3 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Poland | 15844 | 4 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 10900 | 5 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Austria | 8433 | 6 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 8008 | 7 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 6970 | 8 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 6820 | 9 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 5435 | 10 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 2912 | 11 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Finland | 2903 | 12 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 2052 | 13 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 1205 | 14 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 870 | 15 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Greece | 653 | 16 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 542 | 17 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 540 | 18 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 361 | 19 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 329 | 20 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 304 | 21 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 290 | 22 | 1995 - 2021 |
Definition: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.
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