The number of taxis per 1,000 people in Baku is four times higher than in London, Moscow, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Istanbul, and a number of other cities, Chairman of the Board of the Land Transport Agency of Azerbaijan Anar Rzayev said, Trend reports.

He spoke at the presentation of the “Mobility Transformation Program in Azerbaijan.”

“Baku has 29.1 taxis per 100,000 residents, while in London this figure is 9.9, Moscow: 5.8, New York: 12.2, Paris: 9.5, Singapore: 21.2, Tokyo and Shanghai: 2.0, Istanbul: 1.8,” he noted.

The data of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan shows that passenger transportation by motor transport amounted to 1.3 billion people from January through October 2023, which is 19.3 percent more year-on-year. Buses carried 94.6 percent of passengers during this period; taxis and other private carriers carried 5.4 percent.
Source: Trend News Agency