Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.

Passengers carried by railways (million passenger-km)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Australia11,55212,06314,99315,27615,56915,54415,57116,01716,50417,03918,02118,84215,0539,328
China4,41,4685,83,3207,91,1589,21,5419,40,24910,08,17210,89,56011,09,31211,60,05912,66,68113,61,71514,38,6063,28,2519,46,499
Indonesia19,22814,34520,34019,02417,15416,92620,39622,29621,63615,55816,93229,066
Japan3,84,2873,91,2153,93,4663,95,0674,04,3964,14,3874,13,9704,27,4864,31,7994,37,3634,41,6144,35,0632,63,211
Republic of Korea49,55854,64158,38163,04470,07966,35367,86068,37186,87189,96492,1931,00,381
France82,25390,8591,02,1671,05,5961,05,9561,05,2151,04,5891,04,8491,04,2071,10,5681,07,9581,12,38464,85986,853
Germany75,40476,82483,88685,41488,79689,61590,97691,60394,19795,53098,1701,02,02658,822
Italy47,13350,08847,17246,84546,75948,73949,95752,20752,17853,23155,49356,58622,26927,693
Russian Federation1,67,0541,70,9001,39,0281,39,8421,44,6121,38,5171,28,8201,20,4131,24,4611,22,9201,29,3711,33,38178,1351,03,447
Turkey5,8325,0365,5847,1226,3616,2257,4018,3267,8298,4658,93814,2598,29710,683
United Kingdom46,50651,36263,04866,09969,01570,70473,71576,06078,22979,49680,98082,55024,188
Argentina8,6418,8187,2886,0035,0355,7346,8848,0658,361
Brazil15,19115,90115,87715,64815,80716,42216,486
Mexico82738438919701,0361,1501,4111,4811,5501,5911,571523466
Saudi Arabia28839929750135
Canada1,5481,4781,4041,4041,3761,3651,3271,3491,4081,5341,5301,731229536
United States of America25,97725,39431,87232,58034,12636,04736,39336,04435,89233,25631,96332,48312,460
India4,30,6665,75,7029,03,4659,78,50810,46,52210,46,52211,40,41211,47,19011,43,03911,49,83511,77,69911,57,17410,50,7382,31,126
South Africa11,89099155014,27013,70411,8379,8217,1145,5043,502