What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Italy and United Kingdom?

499,900 Vehicles, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?

31 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Italy vs United Kingdom: First registrations of brand new vehicles

Italy

1.53 million Vehicles

in 2025

United Kingdom

2.03 million Vehicles

in 2025

Italy rank

7th

United Kingdom rank

4th

First registrations of brand new vehicles over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.03 million Vehicles against 1.53 million Vehicles in Italy, a difference of 499,900 Vehicles.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 37 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.12 million Vehicles	2.12 million Vehicles	6,318 Vehicles	United Kingdom
2000s	2.30 million Vehicles	2.41 million Vehicles	109,946 Vehicles	United Kingdom
2010s	1.70 million Vehicles	2.30 million Vehicles	601,209 Vehicles	United Kingdom
2020s	1.47 million Vehicles	1.78 million Vehicles	311,810 Vehicles	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher first registrations of brand new vehicles, Italy or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2.03 million Vehicles against 1.53 million Vehicles in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Italy and United Kingdom?: 499,900 Vehicles, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for first registrations of brand new vehicles?: Italy ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 4th 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.