The number of public transport passengers has been on a slow upward trend and is projected to reach 4.49 billion users by 2027. This upward trend was interrupted between 2020 and 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, when user numbers dropped significantly and then began recovering to the pre-pandemic levels.
Worldwide number of public transport users from 2017 to 2022 with a forecast through 2027 (in billion users)
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- Premium Statistic Passenger revenue on local bus services in Great Britain 2004-2022
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Light rail and metro
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- Premium Statistic Passenger revenue on light rail and trams in Great Britain 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of passenger miles on light rail and trams in Great Britain 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading light rail and tram system in the UK 2021-2023, by passenger journeys
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Passenger rail
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- Basic Statistic National rail passenger fare income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2023
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- Basic Statistic Share of trains arriving on time in the United Kingdom UK) 2008-2023
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Ferries
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- Premium Statistic Ferry passenger distribution by port regional group in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
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- Premium Statistic Northern Ireland-Great Britain ferry passenger movements 2009-2022
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Statista Mobility Market Insights, & Statista. (August 1, 2023). Worldwide number of public transport users from 2017 to 2022 with a forecast through 2027 (in billion users) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413707/global-public-transport-users-forecast/
Statista Mobility Market Insights, und Statista. "Worldwide number of public transport users from 2017 to 2022 with a forecast through 2027 (in billion users)." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413707/global-public-transport-users-forecast/
Statista Mobility Market Insights, Statista. (2023). Worldwide number of public transport users from 2017 to 2022 with a forecast through 2027 (in billion users). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413707/global-public-transport-users-forecast/
Statista Mobility Market Insights, and Statista. "Worldwide Number of Public Transport Users from 2017 to 2022 with a Forecast through 2027 (in Billion Users)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413707/global-public-transport-users-forecast/
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Worldwide number of public transport users from 2017 to 2022 with a forecast through 2027 (in billion users) [Graph], Statista Mobility Market Insights, & Statista, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413707/global-public-transport-users-forecast/