BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 6. The volume of passenger traffic in Azerbaijan from January through May 2023 amounted to 742.8 million people, Trend reports.
According to the State Statistics Committee, as many as 87.1 percent of people were transported by road, 12.4 percent - by metro, while the rest - by other means of transport.
Moreover, a total of 50.5 million tons of cargo and 647.4 million passengers were transported by road transport during the reporting period, which is an increase of 5 percent and 19.8 percent, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
As many as 95.6 percent of passengers used buses, while 4.4 percent used taxis.
Cargo turnover increased by 4.3 percent, and passenger turnover - by 18.7 percent.