Lorries and road tractors by age (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting

Highest

5.65 million Number

France

Lowest

2,517 Number

Liechtenstein

Median

407,304 Number

Years covered

1970–2012

Data points

771

What the numbers show

Lorries and road tractors by age (until 2012) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 5.65 million Number in France; the lowest is 2,517 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 407,304 Number, and the mean is 997,848 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,246.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 656.4%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 90.0%).

Lorries and road tractors by age: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	France	5.65 million Number	2012	up 5.6%	rising
2	Spain	4.98 million Number	2012	up 21.8%	rising
3	Italy	3.99 million Number	2012	up 6.3%	rising
4	United Kingdom	3.61 million Number	2011	up 21.9%	rising
5	Poland	2.92 million Number	2012	up 42.3%	rising
6	Germany	2.58 million Number	2012	down 1.6%	rising
7	Portugal	1.22 million Number	2012	down 33.1%	volatile
8	Greece	1.11 million Number	2003	up 36.2%	rising
9	Netherlands	919,211 Number	2011	up 4.4%	rising
10	Belgium	714,370 Number	2011	up 35.7%	rising
11	Romania	642,241 Number	2012	up 57.0%	volatile
12	Czechia	595,438 Number	2012	up 84.1%	volatile
13	Türkiye	587,233 Number	2012	down 53.9%	volatile
14	Sweden	539,462 Number	2011	up 38.7%	volatile
15	Norway	534,434 Number	2012	up 656.4%	rising
16	Finland	508,011 Number	2012	up 58.9%	rising
17	Hungary	414,405 Number	2012	up 16.9%	rising
18	Austria	400,203 Number	2012	up 25.1%	rising
19	Switzerland	350,700 Number	2012	up 24.8%	rising
20	Bulgaria	331,763 Number	2012	up 29.9%	rising
21	Ireland	301,265 Number	2012	up 29.3%	rising
22	Slovakia	284,009 Number	2012	up 72.7%	rising
23	Croatia	130,903 Number	2012	up 0.6%	rising
24	Lithuania	113,452 Number	2011	up 26.9%	rising
25	Cyprus	111,840 Number	2012	down 4.0%	rising
26	Estonia	78,380 Number	2012	down 2.2%	rising
27	Slovenia	75,096 Number	2012	up 35.9%	rising
28	Latvia	63,623 Number	2012	down 30.5%	rising
29	Malta	41,642 Number	2012	down 2.3%	rising
30	Denmark	34,629 Number	2008	down 90.0%	falling
31	Luxembourg	29,191 Number	2009	up 51.8%	rising
32	North Macedonia	26,542 Number	2012	up 31.3%	flat
33	Iceland	24,477 Number	2005	up 69.0%	rising
34	Liechtenstein	2,517 Number	2010	up 16.2%	rising

About this data

Indicator: Lorries and road tractors by age (until 2012)
Unit: Number
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 34 places, 771 data points, 1970–2012
Last refreshed: 09 August 2026