Rail passenger transport in France
Rail passengers in France travelled 110,618 million passenger-km in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
France, 2025
110,618
Change from 2024
+3.0%
European Union, 2023
429,575 million passenger-km
Position in 2025
2nd of 32
Rail passenger transport in France over time
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Million passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110,618 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2024 | 107,346 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2023 | 101,316 million passenger-km | 429,575 million passenger-km |
| 2022 | 95,635 million passenger-km | 386,741 million passenger-km |
| 2021 | 70,481 million passenger-km | 256,210 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | 53,926 million passenger-km | 221,836 million passenger-km |
| 2019 | 93,504 million passenger-km | 412,202 million passenger-km |
| 2018 | 89,186 million passenger-km | 399,024 million passenger-km |
| 2017 | 92,331 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2016 | 91,832 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2015 | 91,377 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2014 | 89,499 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2013 | 90,485 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2012 | 91,205 million passenger-km | – |
| 2011 | not availablec (confidential) | 363,380 million passenger-km |
| 2010 | not availablec (confidential) | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2009 | 88,610 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2008 | 86,516 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2007 | 81,961 million passenger-km | 346,565 million passenger-km |
| 2006 | 79,809 million passenger-km | 342,179 million passenger-km |
| 2005 | 76,884 million passenger-km | – |
| 2004 | 74,359 million passenger-km | – |
Flags: c confidential . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.0% from 107,346 million passenger-km in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 91,377 million passenger-km, the figure has changed by +21.1%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, France has the 2nd highest value.
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Road share of inland freight transport
88.3%
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New zero-emission cars
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Road traffic deaths
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