Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11,552.2 | 12,062.9 | 14,992.8 | 15,275.8 | 15,569.0 | 15,543.7 | 15,571.1 | 16,016.9 | 16,503.8 | 17,039.2 | 18,020.9 | 18,841.8 | 15,053.0 | 9,327.6 |
| Japan | 3,84,287.0 | 3,91,215.0 | 3,93,466.0 | 3,95,067.0 | 4,04,396.0 | 4,14,387.0 | 4,13,970.0 | 4,27,486.0 | 4,31,799.0 | 4,37,363.0 | 4,41,614.0 | 4,35,063.0 | 2,63,211.0 | |
| Malaysia | 1,220.0 | 2,152.0 | 2,414.9 | 2,497.0 | 2,321.4 | 2,413.2 | 1,985.7 | 1,964.3 | 2,344.2 | 2,468.1 | 2,317.1 | 2,200.1 | 929.3 | |
| New Zealand | 544.5 | 743.3 | 776.6 | 802.0 | ||||||||||
| Viet Nam | 3,200.0 | 4,558.0 | 4,378.0 | 4,571.0 | 4,558.0 | 4,548.0 | 4,252.6 | 4,233.9 | 3,416.0 | 3,657.0 | 3,542.0 | 3,185.0 | 1,516.0 | |
| Chile | 736.0 | 696.4 | 851.6 | 934.0 | 861.8 | 662.6 | 584.4 | 582.9 | 846.1 | 973.0 | 1,063.0 | 517.0 | 738.0 | |
| Mexico | 82.0 | 73.0 | 843.0 | 891.0 | 970.0 | 1,036.0 | 1,150.0 | 1,411.0 | 1,481.0 | 1,550.0 | 1,591.0 | 1,571.0 | 523.0 | 466.0 |
| Canada | 1,548.0 | 1,478.0 | 1,404.0 | 1,404.0 | 1,376.0 | 1,365.0 | 1,327.0 | 1,349.0 | 1,408.0 | 1,534.0 | 1,530.0 | 1,731.0 | 229.0 | 536.0 |