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Public Transport Ridership
Official annual records of average daily passenger trips across Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), and Public Bus services from 1995 to 2024.
Total Daily Journeys
+3.7% YoY7.46M
Average daily journeys in 2024
Net change vs 2023:+267k / day
Rail (MRT & LRT)
+5.1% YoY3.62M
MRT: 3.41M • LRT: 210k (48.6% share)
Net change vs 2023:+177k / day
Public Bus
+2.4% YoY3.84M
Average daily bus volume (51.4% share)
Net change vs 2023:+90k / day
Annual Breakdown Explorer (2024)
Select any calendar year from the dataset to view exact daily ridership numbers and mode shares.
1995200020052010201520202024
Mode Distribution (2024)Total: 7.46M journeys / day
MRT 45.7%
2.8%
Bus 51.4%
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)45.7%
3.41M
3,412,000 journeys / day
Light Rail Transit (LRT)2.8%
210k
210,000 journeys / day
Public Bus51.4%
3.84M
3,837,000 journeys / day
Historical Ridership Volume (1995–2024)
Stacked volume showing daily average passenger journeys across Bus, MRT, and LRT.
Tabular Dataset
Annual Ridership Records
Exact numerical figures across all recorded calendar years.
| Year | MRT (Trips/Day) | LRT (Trips/Day) | Rail Subtotal | Bus (Trips/Day) | Total Transit Daily | Rail Share | Bus Share | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,412,000 | 210,000 | 3,622,000 | 3,837,000 | 7,459,000 | 48.6% | 51.4% | +267k (+3.7%) |
| 2023 | 3,243,000 | 202,000 | 3,445,000 | 3,747,000 | 7,192,000 | 47.9% | 52.1% | +802k (+12.6%) |
| 2022 | 2,745,000 | 184,000 | 2,929,000 | 3,461,000 | 6,390,000 | 45.8% | 54.2% | +1131k (+21.5%) |
| 2021 | 2,100,000 | 151,000 | 2,251,000 | 3,008,000 | 5,259,000 | 42.8% | 57.2% | +219k (+4.3%) |
| 2020 | 2,023,000 | 139,000 | 2,162,000 | 2,878,000 | 5,040,000 | 42.9% | 57.1% | -2651k (-34.5%) |
| 2019 | 3,384,000 | 208,000 | 3,592,000 | 4,099,000 | 7,691,000 | 46.7% | 53.3% | +153k (+2%) |
| 2018 | 3,302,000 | 199,000 | 3,501,000 | 4,037,000 | 7,538,000 | 46.4% | 53.6% | +274k (+3.8%) |
| 2017 | 3,122,000 | 190,000 | 3,312,000 | 3,952,000 | 7,264,000 | 45.6% | 54.4% | +50k (+0.7%) |
| 2016 | 3,095,000 | 180,000 | 3,275,000 | 3,939,000 | 7,214,000 | 45.4% | 54.6% | +300k (+4.3%) |
| 2015 | 2,871,000 | 152,000 | 3,023,000 | 3,891,000 | 6,914,000 | 43.7% | 56.3% | +264k (+4%) |
| 2014 | 2,762,000 | 137,000 | 2,899,000 | 3,751,000 | 6,650,000 | 43.6% | 56.4% | +294k (+4.6%) |
| 2013 | 2,623,000 | 132,000 | 2,755,000 | 3,601,000 | 6,356,000 | 43.3% | 56.7% | +226k (+3.7%) |
| 2012 | 2,525,000 | 124,000 | 2,649,000 | 3,481,000 | 6,130,000 | 43.2% | 56.8% | +339k (+5.9%) |
| 2011 | 2,295,000 | 111,000 | 2,406,000 | 3,385,000 | 5,791,000 | 41.5% | 58.5% | +423k (+7.9%) |
| 2010 | 2,069,000 | 100,000 | 2,169,000 | 3,199,000 | 5,368,000 | 40.4% | 59.6% | +449k (+9.1%) |
| 2009 | 1,782,000 | 90,000 | 1,872,000 | 3,047,000 | 4,919,000 | 38.1% | 61.9% | +46k (+0.9%) |
| 2008 | 1,698,000 | 88,000 | 1,786,000 | 3,087,000 | 4,873,000 | 36.7% | 63.3% | +335k (+7.4%) |
| 2007 | 1,527,000 | 79,000 | 1,606,000 | 2,932,000 | 4,538,000 | 35.4% | 64.6% | +223k (+5.2%) |
| 2006 | 1,408,000 | 74,000 | 1,482,000 | 2,833,000 | 4,315,000 | 34.3% | 65.7% | +146k (+3.5%) |
| 2005 | 1,321,000 | 69,000 | 1,390,000 | 2,779,000 | 4,169,000 | 33.3% | 66.7% | +39k (+0.9%) |
| 2004 | 1,270,000 | 55,000 | 1,325,000 | 2,805,000 | 4,130,000 | 32.1% | 67.9% | -83k (-2%) |
| 2003 | 1,171,000 | 50,000 | 1,221,000 | 2,992,000 | 4,213,000 | 29.0% | 71.0% | -104k (-2.4%) |
| 2002 | 1,081,000 | 39,000 | 1,120,000 | 3,197,000 | 4,317,000 | 25.9% | 74.1% | -76k (-1.7%) |
| 2001 | 1,071,000 | 41,000 | 1,112,000 | 3,281,000 | 4,393,000 | 25.3% | 74.7% | +56k (+1.3%) |
| 2000 | 1,047,000 | 39,000 | 1,086,000 | 3,251,000 | 4,337,000 | 25.0% | 75.0% | +111k (+2.6%) |
| 1999 | 986,000 | 27,000 | 1,013,000 | 3,213,000 | 4,226,000 | 24.0% | 76.0% | +159k (+3.9%) |
| 1998 | 946,000 | — | 946,000 | 3,121,000 | 4,067,000 | 23.3% | 76.7% | +40k (+1%) |
| 1997 | 911,000 | — | 911,000 | 3,116,000 | 4,027,000 | 22.6% | 77.4% | +59k (+1.5%) |
| 1996 | 850,000 | — | 850,000 | 3,118,000 | 3,968,000 | 21.4% | 78.6% | +219k (+5.8%) |
| 1995 | 740,000 | — | 740,000 | 3,009,000 | 3,749,000 | 19.7% | 80.3% | — |