Saudi Arabia Registers 176% Increase In Number Of Public Transport Bus Passengers In 2023

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced the results of the 2023 Road Transport Statistics Report in the country, showing a 176% surge in the number of public transport bus passengers compared to 2022, with more than 117.6 million bus passengers within and between cities.

As per the report, over 113.5 million passengers used buses within cities in 2023. This marks an increase of 195% from the previous year. At the same time, intercity bus passengers reached around 4.1 million during the same period, with 3.7 million bus trips within and between cities recorded in 2023. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the report also mentioned that the total length of Saudi Arabia's road network reached 316,900 kilometers in 2023, up by 2.2% from the previous year.

The data indicated that traffic movement between cities reached 390.4 million vehicles annually, with a monthly average of 33.2 million vehicles. Notably, the road transport statistics also showed a 2.5% decrease in severe traffic accidents in 2023 compared to 2022. Fatalities resulting from traffic accidents dropped by 2.9% from the previous year, while injuries declined by 1.8% compared to 2022. As per the data, the highest percentage of traffic accident fatalities occurred among the 18-30 age group, accounting for 35%, followed by the 31-40 age group at 22%.