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Railway density · Latest available · 2021–2024Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. Countries with a figure: 25 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.[{"code":"AT","value":68.17,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"BE","value":118.71,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"BG","value":36.59,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"HR","value":46.82,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"CY","value":null,"year":null,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"CZ","value":123.22,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"DK","value":58.3,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"EE","value":27.16,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"FI","value":19.51,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"FR","value":43.48,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"DE","value":109.78,"year":2021,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"GR","value":13.98,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"HU","value":81.5,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"IE","value":29.79,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"IT","value":56.67,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"LV","value":29.42,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"LT","value":30.72,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"LU","value":104.8,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"MT","value":null,"year":null,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"NL","value":89.54,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"PL","value":63.88,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"PT","value":27.77,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"RO","value":45.29,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"SK","value":74.51,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"SI","value":59.97,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"ES","value":32.34,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"SE","value":26.77,"year":2024,"dataset":"rail_if_line_tr","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_if_line_tr/default/table?lang=en"}]27 EU countriesRailway densityLatest available · 2021–2024 · per 1,000 km²Sweden: 26.77 · 2024Spain: 32.34 · 2024Slovakia: 74.51 · 2024Slovenia: 59.97 · 2024Romania: 45.29 · 2024Portugal: 27.77 · 2024Poland: 63.88 · 2024the Netherlands: 89.54 · 2024Malta: No dataLuxembourg: 104.8 · 2024Lithuania: 30.72 · 2024Latvia: 29.42 · 2024Italy: 56.67 · 2024Ireland: 29.79 · 2024Hungary: 81.5 · 2024Greece: 13.98 · 2024Germany: 109.78 · 2021France: 43.48 · 2024Finland: 19.51 · 2024Estonia: 27.16 · 2024Denmark: 58.3 · 2024Czechia: 123.22 · 2024Cyprus: No dataCroatia: 46.82 · 2024Bulgaria: 36.59 · 2024Belgium: 118.71 · 2024Austria: 68.17 · 202413.9835.82857.67679.524101.372123.22No data / outside the EUCountries with a figure: 25 of 27.Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country.Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. Thelatest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.Eurostat · Railway density · Latest available · 2021–2024Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu
13.98 – 35.828
> 35.828 – 57.676
> 57.676 – 79.524
> 79.524 – 101.372
> 101.372 – 123.22
No data / outside the EU

Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.

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Railway density · Latest available · 2021–2024
CountryValue · per 1,000 km²Yearexplore.sourceTitle
Czechia123.222024Eurostat
Belgium118.712024Eurostat
Germany109.782021Eurostat
Luxembourg104.82024Eurostat
the Netherlands89.542024Eurostat
Hungary81.52024Eurostat
Slovakia74.512024Eurostat
Austria68.172024Eurostat
Poland63.882024Eurostat
Slovenia59.972024Eurostat
Denmark58.32024Eurostat
Italy56.672024Eurostat
Croatia46.822024Eurostat
Romania45.292024Eurostat
France43.482024Eurostat
Bulgaria36.592024Eurostat
Spain32.342024Eurostat
Lithuania30.722024Eurostat
Ireland29.792024Eurostat
Latvia29.422024Eurostat
Portugal27.772024Eurostat
Estonia27.162024Eurostat
Sweden26.772024Eurostat
Finland19.512024Eurostat
Greece13.982024Eurostat
CyprusNo data—Eurostat
MaltaNo data—Eurostat

Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country.

Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.

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