Length of motorways and e-roads in Italy

Italy: Length of motorways and e-roads was 7,561 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,561
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 54 countries
All-time high
7,561
in 2023
All-time low
1,269
in 1963
Years of data
54
1963–2023

Length of motorways and e-roads in Italy, 1963–2023

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Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 7,561 for length of motorways and e-roads in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in Italy peaked at 7,561 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,269, in 1963.

Italy ranks 4th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Length of motorways and e-roads in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Length of motorways and e-roads in Italy, 1963 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1963 1,269 —
1964 1,577 +24.3%
1965 1,705 +8.1%
1966 2,127 +24.8%
1967 2,377 +11.8%
1968 2,703 +13.7%
1969 3,684 +36.3%
1970 3,913 +6.2%
1975 5,329 +36.2%
1979 5,900 +10.7%
1980 5,900 +0.0%
1981 5,900 +0.0%
1982 5,901 +0.0%
1983 5,901 +0.0%
1984 5,941 +0.7%
1985 5,955 +0.2%
1986 5,997 +0.7%
1987 6,091 +1.6%
1988 6,091 +0.0%
1989 6,193 +1.7%
1990 6,193 +0.0%
1991 6,301 +1.7%
1992 6,289 -0.2%
1993 6,401 +1.8%
1994 6,375 -0.4%
1995 6,435 +0.9%
1996 6,465 +0.5%
1997 6,469 +0.1%
1998 6,478 +0.1%
1999 6,478 +0.0%
2000 6,478 +0.0%
2001 6,478 +0.0%
2002 6,487 +0.1%
2003 6,487 +0.0%
2004 6,532 +0.7%
2005 6,542 +0.2%
2006 6,554 +0.2%
2007 6,588 +0.5%
2008 6,629 +0.6%
2009 6,661 +0.5%
2010 6,668 +0.1%
2011 6,668 +0.0%
2012 6,726 +0.9%
2013 6,751 +0.4%
2014 6,844 +1.4%
2015 6,943 +1.4%
2016 6,943 +0.0%
2017 6,943 +0.0%
2018 6,966 +0.3%
2019 6,977 +0.2%
2020 6,978 +0.0%
2021 7,556 +8.3%
2022 7,558 +0.0%
2023 7,561 +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 7,561 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 995, 7.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 7,561 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,357, 5.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Length of motorways and e-roads in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1969 +36.3% 2,703 3,684
1975 +36.2% 3,913 5,329

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,206 1,269 3,684 7
1970s 5,047 3,913 5,900 3
1980s 5,987 5,900 6,193 10
1990s 6,388 6,193 6,478 10
2000s 6,544 6,478 6,661 10
2010s 6,843 6,668 6,977 10
2020s 7,413 6,978 7,561 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Spain 15,886 compare
  2. 2 Germany 13,210 compare
  3. 3 France 11,751 compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom 3,865 compare
  5. 5 United Kingdom 3,865 compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 3,796 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of motorways and e-roads in Italy?
Length of motorways and e-roads in Italy was 7,561 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 7,561 in 2023.
What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,269 in 1963.
How does Italy rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
Italy ranks 4th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of motorways and e-roads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Length of motorways and e-roads
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
55 places, 2,703 data points, 1963–2024
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