Statistics Norway

Registered private cars and vans

1   Stock of vehicles1 and population, by county. 2004
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
2003 2 200 989 4 577 457  481
2004 2 260 975 4 606 363  491
       
2004      
Østfold  129 411  258 542  501
Akershus  279 176  494 218  565
Oslo  232 032  529 846  438
Hedmark  104 588  188 376  555
Oppland  101 136  183 174  552
Buskerud  133 631  243 491  549
Vestfold  113 240  220 736  513
Telemark 84 861  166 289  510
Aust-Agder 51 711  103 596  499
Vest-Agder 73 038  161 276  453
Rogaland  183 215  393 104  466
Hordaland  209 111  448 343  466
Sogn og Fjordane 50 111  107 032  468
Møre og Romsdal  116 854  244 689  478
Sør-Trøndelag  126 741  272 567  465
Nord-Trøndelag 63 708  128 444  496
Nordland  105 909  236 825  447
Troms3 70 103  152 741  459
Finnmark Finnmárku 31 301 73 074  428
Svalbard 1 098 . .
1  Including private cars (excl. ambulances) and vans with a total weight less than 3.5 tonnes.
2  People in Norwegian settlements on Svalbard 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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