{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nl-rail-passengers-volume","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-rail-passengers-volume","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-rail-passengers-volume/","title":"Netherlands Rail Passenger Transport (million passenger-km) (2025)","description":"Netherlands's Rail Passenger Transport (million passenger-km): 17,801 million passenger-km in 2025, +1.3% YoY. Eurostat (RAIL_PA_TOTAL), 2005–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Netherlands","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Netherlands","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"million passenger-km","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Netherlands Rail Passenger Transport (million passenger-km)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/RAIL_PA_TOTAL/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Netherlands (2025)","value":"17,801","unit":"million passenger-km","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.3%","unit":"million passenger-km"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Netherlands Rail Passenger Transport (million passenger-km)"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":15153},{"period":"2006","value":15889},{"period":"2007","value":16325},{"period":"2015","value":18338},{"period":"2016","value":18531},{"period":"2017","value":18438},{"period":"2018","value":18895},{"period":"2019","value":19353},{"period":"2020","value":9164},{"period":"2021","value":10852},{"period":"2022","value":17105},{"period":"2023","value":19195},{"period":"2024","value":17578},{"period":"2025","value":17801}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"million passenger-km"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"17801.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"17578.0","yoyChange":"-8.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"19195.0","yoyChange":"+12.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"17105.0","yoyChange":"+57.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"10852.0","yoyChange":"+18.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"9164.0","yoyChange":"-52.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"19353.0","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"18895.0","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"18438.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"18531.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"18338.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2007","value":"16325.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"15889.0","yoyChange":"+4.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"15153.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total rail passenger transport volume (million passenger-kilometres) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 19,353 million passenger-km in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9,164 in 2020. The latest reading of 17,801 in 2025 represents a change of +223."}]}