Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France
France: Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age was 94,760 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France, 1970–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
France recorded 94,760 Number for motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France peaked at 94,760 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41,000 Number, in 1970.
France ranks 5th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,000 Number | — |
| 1975 | 52,000 Number | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 65,000 Number | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 65,000 Number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66,000 Number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 69,000 Number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 68,000 Number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 71,000 Number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 71,000 Number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 72,000 Number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 72,000 Number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 73,000 Number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 72,000 Number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 75,000 Number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 77,000 Number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 75,900 Number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 77,700 Number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 78,700 Number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 81,800 Number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 82,100 Number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 82,000 Number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 84,961 Number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 85,668 Number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 85,749 Number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 86,954 Number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 85,876 Number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 87,101 Number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 88,417 Number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 90,055 Number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 92,152 Number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 94,392 Number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 92,874 Number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 90,452 Number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 89,685 Number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 91,499 Number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 92,767 Number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 86,574 Number | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 86,984 Number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87,351 Number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88,515 Number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 89,505 Number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90,807 Number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 92,322 Number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 92,903 Number | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94,516 Number | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 94,177 Number | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 94,004 Number | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94,542 Number | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 94,760 Number | +0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 94,760 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,046 Number, 6.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- France's 94,760 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,576 Number, 6.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +26.8% | 41,000 Number | 52,000 Number |
| 1979 | +25.0% | 52,000 Number | 65,000 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,667 Number | 41,000 Number | 65,000 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 69,900 Number | 65,000 Number | 73,000 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,083 Number | 75,000 Number | 85,668 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,402 Number | 85,749 Number | 94,392 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,601 Number | 86,574 Number | 92,767 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,150 Number | 92,903 Number | 94,760 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France?
- Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in France was 94,760 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 94,760 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,000 Number in 1970.
- How does France rank for motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age?
- France ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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