Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway activity (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
165,928 Number
France
Lowest
1,752 Number
Estonia
Median
11,510 Number
Years covered
43
1970–2012
Data points
917

What the numbers show

Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway activity (until 2012) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 165,928 Number in France; the lowest is 1,752 Number in Estonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 11,510 Number, and the mean is 30,655 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 95.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 36.8%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 76.2%).

Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 165,928 Number 2012 down 5.5% falling
2 Germany 134,702 Number 2010 down 41.6% falling
3 Poland 100,358 Number 2012 down 28.6% falling
3 Poland 100,358 Number 2012 down 28.6% falling
5 Italy 71,930 Number 2012 down 26.0% falling
6 Czechia 56,054 Number 2008 down 39.9% falling
7 United Kingdom 56,000 Number 2009 down 49.9% falling
7 United Kingdom 56,000 Number 2009 down 49.9% falling
9 Romania 41,340 Number 2009 down 60.8% falling
10 Belgium 38,792 Number 2009 down 6.6% falling
11 Hungary 38,505 Number 2012 down 30.8% falling
12 Switzerland 32,281 Number 2010 down 9.6% falling
13 Slovakia 27,595 Number 2012 down 36.8% falling
13 Slovakia 27,595 Number 2012 down 36.8% falling
15 Spain 27,043 Number 2012 down 13.9% falling
16 Türkiye 25,787 Number 2012 down 38.6% falling
17 Bulgaria 23,392 Number 2012 up 23.3% falling
18 Sweden 14,588 Number 2011 down 2.3% falling
19 Austria 12,122 Number 2011 down 76.2% volatile
20 Croatia 11,510 Number 2012 down 28.4% falling
20 Croatia 11,510 Number 2012 down 28.4% falling
22 Netherlands 11,300 Number 2000 down 57.7% falling
22 Netherlands 11,300 Number 2000 down 57.7% falling
24 Lithuania 10,505 Number 2011 down 26.7% falling
24 Lithuania 10,505 Number 2011 down 26.7% falling
26 Denmark 9,705 Number 2000 down 54.2% falling
27 Finland 8,514 Number 2012 down 24.6% falling
28 Slovenia 8,179 Number 2012 down 7.0% falling
28 Slovenia 8,179 Number 2012 down 7.0% falling
30 Norway 8,055 Number 2012 up 36.8% falling
31 Portugal 6,509 Number 2012 down 39.0% falling
32 Greece 6,199 Number 2009 down 40.1% falling
33 Latvia 4,657 Number 2012 down 65.3% falling
33 Latvia 4,657 Number 2012 down 65.3% falling
35 Ireland 4,234 Number 2012 down 26.0% volatile
36 Luxembourg 3,575 Number 2008 falling
37 North Macedonia 2,582 Number 2012 down 33.0% falling
38 Estonia 1,752 Number 2012 down 60.7% falling
38 Estonia 1,752 Number 2012 down 60.7% falling

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Indicator
Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway activity (until 2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 917 data points, 1970–2012
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