BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, March 2. Passenger transportation in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 54.84 million people in January 2025, an increase of 8.2 million people, or 17.7 percent, compared to January of the preceding year.
The data obtained by Trend from the country's Statistical Committee shows that compared to December 2024, the passenger turnover decreased by 7.6 percent.
The breakdown of passenger transport is as follows:
- 51.049 million people by buses and minibusses
- 3.283 million people by taxis
- 390,000 people by trolleybuses
- 98,000 people by air transport
- 19,500 people by rail.
The volume of passenger turnover across all transport modes in January 2025 increased by 77.6 million passenger kilometers, or 9.7 percent, reaching 874.7 million passenger kilometers.
The number of passengers transported in Kyrgyzstan last year was 635.2 million people. This marked a 9.8 percent increase compared to the previous year. Out of this total, 570.5 million people traveled by buses, 43.3 million by taxis, 19.7 million by trolleybuses, 1.297 million by air, and 266,570 by rail.
