China: Railway passengers

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 China

Railway passengers

 Latest value 946,499
 Year 2021
 Measure million passengers times km's
 Data availability 1995 - 2021
 Average 742,565
 Min - Max 328,251 - 1,438,606
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 946499 million passengers times km's, an increase from 328251 million passengers times km's in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 33031 million passengers times km's, based on data from 47 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1995 to 2021 is 742565 million passengers times km's. The minimum value, 328251 million passengers times km's, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 1438606 million passengers times km's was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
China - Railway passengers - Recent values chart

Historical series
China - Railway passengers - historical chart - 1995-2021




Definition: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.

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