What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Denmark and Portugal?

39,606 Vehicles, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?

32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as First registrations of brand new vehicles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Portugal: First registrations of brand new vehicles

Denmark

185,433 Vehicles

in 2025

Portugal

225,039 Vehicles

in 2025

Denmark rank

21st

Portugal rank

19th

First registrations of brand new vehicles over time

Denmark
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 225,039 Vehicles against 185,433 Vehicles in Denmark, a difference of 39,606 Vehicles.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 37 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	145,952 Vehicles	231,266 Vehicles	85,315 Vehicles	Portugal
2000s	127,108 Vehicles	209,992 Vehicles	82,884 Vehicles	Portugal
2010s	195,609 Vehicles	178,076 Vehicles	17,532 Vehicles	Denmark
2020s	177,848 Vehicles	180,628 Vehicles	2,780 Vehicles	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher first registrations of brand new vehicles, Denmark or Portugal?: Portugal, at 225,039 Vehicles against 185,433 Vehicles in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Denmark and Portugal?: 39,606 Vehicles, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for first registrations of brand new vehicles?: Denmark ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as First registrations of brand new vehicles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: First registrations of brand new vehicles
Unit: Vehicles
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 48 places, 1,321 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of new passenger cars and goods road motor vehicles registered for the first time.