Registered private cars and vans

1   Stock of vehicles1 and population, by county
County of residence of the vehicle owner Stock of vehicles 31 December Population2 1 January the following year Number of cars per 1 000 people
1985 1 643 583 4 159 187  395
1986 1 737 131 4 175 521  416
1987 1 779 356 4 198 289  424
1988 1 783 557 4 220 686  423
1989 1 776 806 4 233 116  420
1990 1 776 724 4 249 830  418
1991 1 778 025 4 273 634  416
1992 1 783 827 4 299 167  415
1993 1 802 016 4 324 815  417
1994 1 829 171 4 348 410  421
1995 1 867 544 4 369 957  427
1996 1 846 775 4 392 714  420
1997 1 955 313 4 417 599  443
1998 1 994 361 4 445 329  449
1999 2 032 364 4 478 497  454
2000 2 084 159 4 503 436  463
2001 2 121 765 4 524 066  469
2002 2 156 869 4 552 252  474
       
Østfold  126 845  255 122  497
Akershus  260 546  483 283  539
Oslo  221 762  517 401  429
Hedmark  100 709  188 281  535
Oppland 97 549  183 582  531
Buskerud  128 209  241 371  531
Vestfold  108 538  218 171  497
Telemark 81 739  165 855  493
Aust-Agder 49 488  103 195  480
Vest-Agder 69 571  159 219  437
Rogaland  173 502  385 020  451
Hordaland  196 333  441 660  445
Sogn og Fjordane 48 177  107 274  449
Møre og Romsdal  112 389  244 309  460
Sør-Trøndelag  120 710  268 188  450
Nord-Trøndelag 60 888  127 610  477
Nordland  102 667  236 950  433
Troms3 66 590  152 247  437
Finnmark Finnmárku 29 751 73 514  405
Svalbard  906 . .
1  Including private cars (excl. ambulances) and vans with a total weight less than 3.5 tonnes.
2  Persons in Norwegian settlements are normally registered as residents of a Norwegian municipality.
3  Not including Svalbard from 2002.
Source: The Register of Vehicles at the Directorate of Public Roads, and discarded vehicle refund data from the Directorate of Customs and Excise.

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