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Statistics about
Registered vehicles
The statistics show the number of vehicles by manufacturer and fuel type, the average age of car and van owners, and the number of cars scrapped under the refund scheme.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Registered vehiclesDownload table as ...Registered vehicles1
2024 Change in per cent 2023 - 2024 2019 - 2024 Private cars2 2 889 023 0.1 2.6 Electric cars 788 753 14.4 202.6 Vans 514 740 1.0 5.2 Lorries 66 620 -1.2 -7.6 Busses 14 480 -0.7 -8.7 Tractors 322 581 1.9 10.5 Special purpose vehicles 5 360 -4.4 -17.1 Mopeds 126 976 -3.7 -20.3 Light motor cycles 25 749 -1.5 -8.8 Heavy motor cycles 151 360 -0.2 -7.8 Snow scooters 92 683 -1.2 0.8 Trailers 1 618 709 1.0 9.2 1The statistics count all registered vehicles as of 31 December 2Includes ambulances, combined vehicles and motor homes Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Registered vehicles by type of fuelDownload table as ...Registered vehicles by type of fuel
2024 Petrol Diesel Electricity Hybrid (chargeable) Hybrid (non-chargeable) Other fuel1 Private cars2 716 275 1 013 967 788 753 208 168 161 528 332 Vans 17 297 456 956 36 986 741 1 022 1 738 Lorries 1 711 61 268 1 789 4 6 1 842 Buses 137 11 732 1 742 59 116 694 Tractors 91 172 231 129 205 0 0 75 Special purpose vehicles 1 692 3 637 29 0 0 2 Mopeds 116 624 5 313 5 039 0 0 0 Light motor cycles 25 274 1 366 0 108 0 Heavy motor cycles 148 438 46 2 301 0 573 2 Snow scooters 92 640 2 41 0 0 0 1Gas, hydrogen and paraffin, among others 2Includes ambulances, combined vehicles and motor homes Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Vehicles scrapped for refundDownload table as ...Vehicles scrapped for refund
Vehicles scrapped, total Private cars Vans Share of all private cars scrapped Share of all vans scrapped Private cars (average age when scrapped) Vans (average age when scrapped) 2006 105 324 98 359 6 965 4.7 2.1 19.0 15.5 2007 99 885 93 193 6 692 4.3 1.8 18.9 15.3 2008 107 153 98 552 8 601 4.5 2.3 18.7 15.5 2009 94 497 87 137 7 360 3.9 1.9 18.5 14.9 2010 98 662 90 758 7 904 3.9 2.0 18.4 14.9 2011 117 520 107 787 9 733 4.6 2.4 19.2 16.2 2012 117 578 107 373 10 205 4.4 2.4 18.1 15.0 2013 150 905 137 239 13 666 5.5 3.1 18.4 15.4 2014 144 385 130 966 13 419 5.2 3.0 18.5 15.6 2015 135 801 122 566 13 235 4.7 2.9 18.4 15.5 2016 134 881 121 484 13 397 4.6 2.9 18.3 15.3 2017 136 203 121 385 14 818 4.5 3.1 18.2 15.2 2018 137 134 121 838 15 296 4.5 3.2 18.1 15.1 2019 138 855 122 386 16 469 4.4 3.4 18.1 15.3 2020 131 348 115 882 15 466 4.2 3.1 18.4 15.7 2021 119 093 105 181 13 912 3.7 2.7 18.3 16.0 2022 113 338 100 402 12 936 3.5 2.5 18.3 16.1 2023 102 652 90 495 12 157 3.2 2.4 18.2 16.1 2024 95 696 83 636 12 060 2.9 2.3 18.8 16.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 24 March 2025.
Carrying capacity
Carrying capacity is the differnce between the maximum permissible weight of the vehicle and the sum of the unladen weight of the vehicle and the weight of driver (75 kg).
Total weight of the vehicle
The maximum permissible weight of the vehicle included people and goods.
Combined vehicle
Vehicle mainly with the purpose of transporting passengers and goods, and with at least one row of seats behind the driver's seat and a complete, solid wall between driver's-/passengers room and the room or platform for goods.
Other lorries
Cover recovery vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, cesspool emptiers, refuse collection trucks, refrigerator vehicles etc.
County/municipality
Distribution on region refers to the address of the owner of the vehicle as registered in The Register of Vehicles at the Directorate of Public Roads. This is not always corresponding with the county/municipality where the vehicle is in use. This applies particularly to vehicles owned by a leasing company.
The vehicle groups are given in https://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/111 and defined in the Norwegian regulation for vehicles.
Name: Registered vehicles
Topic: Transport and tourism
Division for Energy, Environmental and Transport Statistics
County or municipality.
Frequency: Monthly and annual.
Timeliness: The yearly statistics on registered vehicles refers to 31 December, while the statistics on cars scrapped for refund is a sum for the calendar year. The statistics is published about 12 weeks after the end of the year.
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Encrypted production data are stored at micro level.
The purpose is to provide information about the stock of vehicles and about the number of cars that have been scrapped through the refund programme introduced on 1st May 1978.
The statistics on registered goods vehicles were disused in 2003 but some of the tables are continued here. The statistics on cars scrapped for refund were established in 1985 and as from 2007 it was published together with the statistics on registered vehicles.
The statistics are used by environmental authorities and organisations, professional organisations and others interested in information about the age and structure of the stock of vehicles in Norway. There is a great deal of interest in statistics describing the stock of vehicles, especially from people dealing with traffic safety and environmental issues. The statistics also provide an important basis for estimating domestic transport performances.
No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 08 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.
Figures on the stock of passenger cars distributed on municipality are published in KOSTRA (Transport).
Key figures for first registration of passenger cars are published monthly as part of business cycles indicators .
Some main tables are published in Statistical Yearbook .
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The statistics on registered vehicles cover vehicles with mounted number plates as of 31 December. It cover vehicles with all kinds of Norwegian number plates except trade plates.
The statistics on cars scrapped for refund cover private cars and vans with a total weight of less than 3.5 tonnes.
The Register of Vehicles at the Directorate of Public Roads and vehicle refund data from the Directorate of Customs and Excise. The Register of Vehicles contains technical and other information about vehicle stocks in Norway. The vehicle refund data contain information on the number of scrapped vehicles as well as the scrapping date. Via the number plates of the scrapped vehicles it is possible to obtain valuable information on the specific vehicles removed from traffic.
Monthly data is collected through the Directorate of Public Roads' API solution for The Register of Vehicles.
Data file from The Register of Vehicles at the Directorate of Public Roads covering a situational report on the 31st of December
Data file from the Directorate of Customs and Excise covering the total summary of vehicles scrapped for refund during the last calendar year.
The statistics are estimated by counting vehicles fulfilling the given criteria. For private cars and vans the average age is estimated.
The monthly data is seasonally adjusted.
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For the statistics on cars scrapped for refund comparable statistics are given back to 1985. Figures for scrapped vehicles 1999-2003 have been corrected. Previously these tables included vehicles where the numberplate had been dismounted in the last six years. From 2004 all tables include vehicles where the numberplate had been dismounted after 1977.
Mistakes may occur when registration information is punched at the time of registration of new vehicles or re-registration of already registered vehicles.
Loading of data in the AUTOSYS-database is done via online connection, and problems with delayed registration are considered as minimal.
In evaluating the material, the makes' market share over time should be taken into consideration. It must also be emphasized that the average age of scrapped vehicles of different makes cannot necessarily be used as an estimate of theNot relevant age of the corresponding vehicles manufactured today.
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