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

48,192 Vehicles, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway 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.

Norway vs Portugal: First registrations of brand new vehicles

Norway

176,847 Vehicles

in 2025

Portugal

225,039 Vehicles

in 2025

Norway rank

22nd

Portugal rank

19th

First registrations of brand new vehicles over time

Norway
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 225,039 Vehicles against 176,847 Vehicles in Norway, a difference of 48,192 Vehicles.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

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

Norway ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 19th of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	108,258 Vehicles	231,266 Vehicles	123,009 Vehicles	Portugal
2000s	104,114 Vehicles	209,992 Vehicles	105,878 Vehicles	Portugal
2010s	144,467 Vehicles	178,076 Vehicles	33,610 Vehicles	Portugal
2020s	154,079 Vehicles	180,628 Vehicles	26,549 Vehicles	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher first registrations of brand new vehicles, Norway or Portugal?: Portugal, at 225,039 Vehicles against 176,847 Vehicles in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Norway and Portugal?: 48,192 Vehicles, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for first registrations of brand new vehicles?: Norway ranks 22nd 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.