Global demand for urban passenger transport is projected to grow by nearly 260 percent between 2020 and 2050 in a scenario where governments aim to economically recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Passenger kilometers are projected to rise to 54.3 trillion passenger kilometers globally by 2050.
Urban passenger mobility demand worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in billion passenger kilometers)
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ITF. (October 31, 2021). Urban passenger mobility demand worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013579/urban-passenger-mobility-demand-worldwide/
ITF. "Urban passenger mobility demand worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in billion passenger kilometers)." Chart. October 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013579/urban-passenger-mobility-demand-worldwide/
ITF. (2021). Urban passenger mobility demand worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in billion passenger kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013579/urban-passenger-mobility-demand-worldwide/
ITF. "Urban Passenger Mobility Demand Worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in Billion Passenger Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013579/urban-passenger-mobility-demand-worldwide/
ITF, Urban passenger mobility demand worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in billion passenger kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013579/urban-passenger-mobility-demand-worldwide/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Urban passenger mobility demand worldwide between 2015 and 2050 (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph], ITF, October 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013579/urban-passenger-mobility-demand-worldwide/