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Last update December 2023
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Public transport
- The share of public transport in total passenger traffic decreased in 19 EU countries between 2000 and 2019 (- 1 point at EU level to 18.7% in 2019). It decreased the most rapidly in all Central and Eastern European countries, where public transport used to be dominant (especially in Estonia, Poland and Bulgaria).
- The share of public transport increased between 2000 and 2019 in 8 countries, mostly in Western European countries. The highest increases were in Sweden (+6 points) and The Netherlands (+3 points). In 7 other countries, there was a growth in the share of public transport from 2010 to 2019, following a decrease in the previous decade, but not counterbalancing the long-term decreasing trend.
- Czechia, Hungary and Austria had the highest a share of public transport in 2019 (around 30%).
- The Covid outbreak resulted in a general reduction of the share of public transport in all countries (-3.9 points, to 14.8% in 2021 at EU level), with the highest reduction in Czechia (-14 points), Slovakia and Estonia (around -10 points for both)
Share of public transport in total passenger traffic