Worldwide: number of light rail vehicles by region 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 30, 2024
Currently, Europe holds the largest share of light rail transit (LRT) vehicles worldwide with nearly 20,000 vehicles in operation, which is far more than any of the other regions combined. This is in stark contrast with Africa which only has 59 vehicles in operation despite having nearly double the population of Europe.

As of 2021, over 400 cities worldwide have developed functioning LRT systems. This represents an upswing in the number of worldwide LRT systems and vehicles in use after a long period of decline during the second half of the 20th century.

Number of light rail transit (LRT) vehicles worldwide as of end of 2021, by region

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May 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

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data includes tram and light rail systems

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