Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age was 137,698 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom, 1970–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 137,698 for motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom peaked at 182,659 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78,300, in 1980.
That places United Kingdom 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,240 | — |
| 1975 | 82,190 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 79,880 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 78,300 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 150,000 | +91.6% |
| 1982 | 148,000 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 148,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 149,000 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 148,000 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 149,000 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 150,000 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 155,000 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 156,000 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 162,000 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 159,000 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 158,533 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 157,695 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 158,360 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 158,000 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 168,000 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 165,820 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 166,000 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 173,358 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 177,793 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 176,968 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 177,994 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 179,691 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 182,659 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 178,437 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 179,972 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 173,728 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 171,203 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 168,062 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 166,297 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 162,696 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 161,500 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 158,432 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 154,990 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 140,675 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 138,108 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 136,170 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 137,698 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +91.6% | 78,300 | 150,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,437 | 79,240 | 82,190 | 3 |
| 1980s | 143,130 | 78,300 | 156,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 162,677 | 157,695 | 173,358 | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,405 | 173,728 | 182,659 | 8 |
| 2010s | 163,311 | 154,990 | 171,203 | 7 |
| 2020s | 138,163 | 136,170 | 140,675 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom?
- Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in United Kingdom was 137,698 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 182,659 in 2004.
- What is the lowest motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,300 in 1980.
- How does United Kingdom rank for motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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