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Rail Usage by Country

India has the highest Total Passengers in 2023 (12.6B), followed by China (5B) and Germany (1.9B). Gabon has the lowest (100K).

Infrastructure & Energy67 countries · 6 metricsUpdated Dec 28, 2025Original page
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Total Passengers, 2023

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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
58.6M
Middle half 18M – 281.2M
Average
565.6M
56 countries
Highest
12.6B
India
Lowest
100K
Gabon

Biggest changes · 2022 → 2023

54 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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61 countries · # = rank by Total Passengers
#
1India12.6B1.1T708,220,646,041
2China5B1.6T992,218,261,591
3Germany1.9B84.7B52,634,473,297
4Japan1.8B57.2B35,557,955,475
5France1.3B102.5B63,706,061,775
6Zimbabwe1.3B36.1B22,460,697,537
7Russia1.1B122.8B76,280,746,702
8Brazil867.7M16.5B10,243,922,306
9Ireland655.5M49.9B31,020,704,433
10Spain639.4M33.7B20,921,561,570
11Switzerland534.5M21.3B13,241,416,010
12Ukraine444.7M57.6B35,775,435,325
13Netherlands356M15.8B9,818,904,542
14Austria310.4M14.1B8,730,262,550
15Turkey271.4M23.4B14,532,624,948
16Hungary251.4M11.7B7,259,477,393
17Belgium249.3M13.5B8,388,508,500
18Taiwan237.1M10.8B6,705,214,461
19Egypt235M35B21,740,528,548
20Italy189.9M13.6B8,477,364,553
21Portugal188.3M4.9B3,062,737,659
22Denmark169.6M5.7B3,556,727,604
23Czechia168.8M8.3B5,144,951,880
24South Korea136.7M24B14,912,282,629
25Sweden82.8M7.1B4,432,239,343
26Finland82.4M5.2B3,230,507,829
27Slovakia70.8M3.6B2,211,459,389
28Belarus62M5.1B3,141,651,776
29Morocco55.1M7B4,372,587,727
30Romania53.6M5B3,127,360,243
31Slovenia49.2M1.7B1,037,689,570
32Australia42.2M5.3B3,310,664,688
33Vietnam39.1M2.7B1,662,788,796
34Tunisia36.5M814M505,795,994
35Algeria32.5M1.4B863,705,690
36Iran31.8M16.6B10,311,030,374
37United States29.9M9.7B6,055,881,766
38Luxembourg28.7M505M313,792,355
39Malaysia27.2M2.2B1,393,113,782
40Croatia24.6M1.2B714,576,650
41Bosnia and Herzegovina21.2M1.5B935,163,355
42Kazakhstan20.7M19.4B12,055,218,771
43Uzbekistan9.9M3.9B2,425,832,384
44Serbia8M590M366,608,890
45Azerbaijan7.2M314M195,110,494
46Lithuania5.5M537M333,676,227
47Canada4.1M1.5B909,687,144
48Philippines2.8M56M34,796,776
49Mongolia2.4M702M436,202,442
50Georgia2.3M687M426,881,877
51Cameroon900K294M182,683,074
51Montenegro900K70M43,495,970
53Armenia600K63M39,146,373
54Tajikistan500K23M14,291,533
55Kyrgyzstan200K22M13,670,162
56Gabon100K53M32,932,663
—DR Congo—17M10,563,307
—Saudi Arabia—1M621,371
—Greece—653M405,755,263
—Israel—3.4B2,113,282,771
—North Macedonia—25M15,534,275

What correlates with Total Passengers (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,793 other country metrics sharing at least 34 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Passengers tend to score higher on these

  1. Population 1000Population by Country in 1000
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 54
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  2. Population 1700Population by Country in 1700
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 55
    Plot
  3. AFP CasesCountries with Polio
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 39
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  4. Individuals at Risk and Poor ($3.2/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 48
    Plot
  5. Individuals at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 52
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  6. Rural PopulationRural Population by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 55
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Passengers tend to score lower on these

  1. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 55
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  2. YouTube PenetrationYouTube Users by Country
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 38
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  3. Mean BMIEuropean Obesity Rates by Country
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  4. Mean BMI MaleEuropean Obesity Rates by Country
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  5. Average Women's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  6. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 54
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Passengers?
India has the highest Total Passengers in 2023, at 12.6B, followed by China (5B) and Germany (1.9B).
Which country has the lowest Total Passengers?
Gabon has the lowest Total Passengers in 2023, at 100K.
What is the median Total Passengers across countries?
The median is 58.6M across the 56 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this rail usage by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Railway Statistics Synopsis 2024- International union of railways (UIC); Railway Statistics Synopsis 2025- International union of railways (UIC).

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