The share of trips made by public transport dropped in all European Union (EU) countries in 2020 and remained low in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns and travel restrictions. Prior to the pandemic, around 17.5 percent of inland passenger transport trips were made by public transportation. In 2019, Hungary had the largest share of trips made by public transportation in the EU, while Lithuania recorded the lowest modal share at 9.4 percent.
Modal share of public transportation in inland passenger transportation in the European Union from 2011 to 2021, by country
includes trains, motor coaches, buses and trolley buses
Supplementary notes
*some or all data points are estimated.
Belgium: break in time series in 2014
Czechia: break in time series in 2014 and 2015
Germany: break in time series in 2011
Spain: break in time series in 2014 and 2017. Definition differs in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015
Croatia: definition differs in 2011, 2012, and 2013
Lithuania: definition differs in 2011
Netherlands: break in time series in 2013 and 2018
Austria: break in time series in 2012 and 2013
Portugal: definition differs in 2011 and 2012
Romania: definition differs from 2015 to 2019
Sweden: break in time series in 2016 and 2019
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Eurostat. (June 29, 2023). Modal share of public transportation in inland passenger transportation in the European Union from 2011 to 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381193/modal-share-of-public-transportation-by-country/
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