Countries by Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) (2020)

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in 2020: highest in India (1.051 million), lowest in Albania (0.593), median 1,384 across the 64 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) across 133 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

133 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1995–2021

Highest Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km), 2020

1.India1.051 million
2.China328,251
3.Japan263,211
4.Russia78,135
5.France64,859
6.Germany58,822
7.United Kingdom24,188
8.Italy22,269
9.Australia15,053
10.Switzerland13,334

Lowest Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km), 2020

55.Gabon87
56.Moldova29.19
57.Montenegro27.8
58.North Macedonia25
59.Tajikistan21.7
60.Zimbabwe17
61.Bosnia and Herzegovina15
62.Kyrgyz Republic6.8
63.DR Congo5.359
64.Albania0.593

All 64 ranked countries, 2020— select a country to view interactive chart

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IndiaRank 1 of 64 ChinaRank 2 of 64 JapanRank 3 of 64 RussiaRank 4 of 64 FranceRank 5 of 64 GermanyRank 6 of 64 United KingdomRank 7 of 64 ItalyRank 8 of 64 AustraliaRank 9 of 64 SwitzerlandRank 10 of 64 PolandRank 11 of 64 United StatesRank 12 of 64 SpainRank 13 of 64 UkraineRank 14 of 64 NetherlandsRank 15 of 64 KazakhstanRank 16 of 64 TurkeyRank 17 of 64 SwedenRank 18 of 64 AustriaRank 19 of 64 BelgiumRank 20 of 64 Czech RepublicRank 21 of 64 IranRank 22 of 64 HungaryRank 23 of 64 BelarusRank 24 of 64 South AfricaRank 25 of 64 FinlandRank 26 of 64 PortugalRank 27 of 64 MoroccoRank 28 of 64 SlovakiaRank 29 of 64 NorwayRank 30 of 64 UzbekistanRank 31 of 64 VietnamRank 32 of 64 IsraelRank 33 of 64 BulgariaRank 34 of 64 MalaysiaRank 35 of 64 IrelandRank 36 of 64 New ZealandRank 37 of 64 GreeceRank 38 of 64 TunisiaRank 39 of 64 MongoliaRank 40 of 64 MexicoRank 41 of 64 ChileRank 42 of 64 CroatiaRank 43 of 64 LatviaRank 44 of 64 SloveniaRank 45 of 64 AlgeriaRank 46 of 64 LuxembourgRank 47 of 64 EstoniaRank 48 of 64 LithuaniaRank 49 of 64 GeorgiaRank 50 of 64 CanadaRank 51 of 64 CameroonRank 52 of 64 AzerbaijanRank 53 of 64 SerbiaRank 54 of 64 GabonRank 55 of 64 MoldovaRank 56 of 64 MontenegroRank 57 of 64 North MacedoniaRank 58 of 64 TajikistanRank 59 of 64 ZimbabweRank 60 of 64 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 61 of 64 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 62 of 64 DR CongoRank 63 of 64 AlbaniaRank 64 of 64

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Countries by Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) (2020)

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