Motorcycles by engine size in Italy

Italy: Motorcycles by engine size was 7.92 million Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
7.92 million Number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
1st
of 50 countries
All-time high
7.92 million Number
in 2025
All-time low
828,000 Number
in 1980
Years of data
46
1979–2025

Motorcycles by engine size in Italy, 1979–2025

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Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 7.92 million Number for motorcycles by engine size in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, motorcycles by engine size in Italy peaked at 7.92 million Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 828,000 Number, in 1980.

Italy ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Motorcycles by engine size in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Motorcycles by engine size in Italy, 1979 to 2025.
Year Number Change
1979 914,000 Number
1980 828,000 Number -9.4%
1981 865,000 Number +4.5%
1982 961,000 Number +11.1%
1983 1.58 million Number +64.9%
1984 1.70 million Number +7.0%
1985 2.00 million Number +17.9%
1986 2.20 million Number +10.2%
1987 2.38 million Number +8.2%
1988 2.41 million Number +1.1%
1989 2.43 million Number +0.8%
1990 2.51 million Number +3.2%
1991 2.52 million Number +0.3%
1992 2.56 million Number +1.7%
1994 2.54 million Number -0.8%
1995 2.53 million Number -0.4%
1996 2.57 million Number +1.7%
1997 2.60 million Number +1.0%
1998 2.76 million Number +6.2%
1999 2.98 million Number +7.9%
2000 3.38 million Number +13.4%
2001 3.73 million Number +10.5%
2002 4.05 million Number +8.5%
2003 4.38 million Number +8.0%
2004 4.58 million Number +4.5%
2005 4.94 million Number +7.9%
2006 5.29 million Number +7.1%
2007 5.59 million Number +5.7%
2008 5.86 million Number +4.8%
2009 6.12 million Number +4.4%
2010 6.30 million Number +3.1%
2011 6.43 million Number +2.0%
2012 6.48 million Number +0.9%
2013 6.48 million Number -0.0%
2014 6.51 million Number +0.4%
2015 6.54 million Number +0.6%
2016 6.61 million Number +1.0%
2017 6.69 million Number +1.3%
2018 6.78 million Number +1.4%
2019 6.90 million Number +1.7%
2020 7.00 million Number +1.6%
2021 7.15 million Number +2.1%
2022 7.30 million Number +2.1%
2023 7.50 million Number +2.7%
2024 7.72 million Number +3.0%
2025 7.92 million Number +2.6%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 7.92 million Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 176,202 Number, 44.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 7.92 million Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 248,606 Number, 31.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Motorcycles by engine size 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
1983 +64.9% 961,000 Number 1.58 million Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 914,000 Number 914,000 Number 914,000 Number 1
1980s 1.74 million Number 828,000 Number 2.43 million Number 10
1990s 2.62 million Number 2.51 million Number 2.98 million Number 9
2000s 4.79 million Number 3.38 million Number 6.12 million Number 10
2010s 6.57 million Number 6.30 million Number 6.90 million Number 10
2020s 7.43 million Number 7.00 million Number 7.92 million Number 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Germany 4.92 million Number compare
  2. 3 Spain 4.56 million Number compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 4.49 million Number compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is motorcycles by engine size in Italy?
Motorcycles by engine size in Italy was 7.92 million Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest motorcycles by engine size recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 7.92 million Number in 2025.
What is the lowest motorcycles by engine size recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 828,000 Number in 1980.
How does Italy rank for motorcycles by engine size?
Italy ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
Is motorcycles by engine size rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Motorcycles by engine size. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Motorcycles by engine size
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,710 data points, 1970–2025
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