Statistics Norway

Registered private cars and vans

1   Stock of vehicles1 and population, by county. 2005
County of residence of the vehicle owner Stock of vehicles 31 December Population2 1 January the following year Number of cars per 1 000 population
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
2005 2 330 850 4 640 219  502
       
Østfold  132 539  260 389  509
Akershus  290 699  501 125  580
Oslo  239 008  538 411  444
Hedmark  107 225  188 511  569
Oppland  103 247  183 204  564
Buskerud  138 182  245 225  563
Vestfold  115 248  222 104  519
Telemark 86 257  166 140  519
Aust-Agder 53 113  104 084  510
Vest-Agder 75 372  162 317  464
Rogaland  191 239  397 594  481
Hordaland  218 534  452 611  483
Sogn og Fjordane 51 209  106 650  480
Møre og Romsdal  119 735  244 978  489
Sør-Trøndelag  130 545  275 403  474
Nord-Trøndelag 65 346  128 694  508
Nordland  107 975  236 257  457
Troms3 71 982  153 585  469
Finnmark Finnmárku 32 235 72 937  442
Svalbard 1 160 . .
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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