Road motor vehicle traffic in Denmark

Denmark: Road motor vehicle traffic was 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
52,974 Vehicle-kilometres
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 29 countries
All-time high
52,974 Vehicle-kilometres
in 2024
All-time low
41,324 Vehicle-kilometres
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Road motor vehicle traffic in Denmark, 2000–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201220242000: 41.4k Vehicle-kilometres2001: 41.3k Vehicle-kilometres2002: 41.6k Vehicle-kilometres2003: 42.3k Vehicle-kilometres2004: 43.5k Vehicle-kilometres2005: 44.0k Vehicle-kilometres2006: 45.0k Vehicle-kilometres2007: 46.4k Vehicle-kilometres2008: 46.6k Vehicle-kilometres2009: 45.9k Vehicle-kilometres2010: 45.3k Vehicle-kilometres2011: 46.0k Vehicle-kilometres2012: 46.0k Vehicle-kilometres2013: 46.4k Vehicle-kilometres2014: 47.5k Vehicle-kilometres2015: 48.9k Vehicle-kilometres2016: 50.3k Vehicle-kilometres2017: 51.1k Vehicle-kilometres2018: 51.7k Vehicle-kilometres2019: 52.2k Vehicle-kilometres2020: 48.7k Vehicle-kilometres2021: 50.7k Vehicle-kilometres2022: 51.9k Vehicle-kilometres2023: 52.8k Vehicle-kilometres2024: 53.0k Vehicle-kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Vehicle-kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for road motor vehicle traffic in Denmark is 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, road motor vehicle traffic in Denmark peaked at 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41,324 Vehicle-kilometres, in 2001.

Denmark ranks 14th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43,804 Vehicle-kilometres 41,324 Vehicle-kilometres 46,568 Vehicle-kilometres 10
2010s 48,540 Vehicle-kilometres 45,281 Vehicle-kilometres 52,236 Vehicle-kilometres 10
2020s 51,399 Vehicle-kilometres 48,652 Vehicle-kilometres 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 11 Switzerland 67,076 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  2. 12 Czechia 63,046 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  3. 13 Sweden 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  4. 15 Chile 50,134 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  5. 16 New Zealand 49,692 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  6. 17 Finland 48,043 Vehicle-kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 38 places β†’

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is road motor vehicle traffic in Denmark?
Road motor vehicle traffic in Denmark was 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres in 2024.
What is the lowest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 41,324 Vehicle-kilometres in 2001.
How does Denmark rank for road motor vehicle traffic?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is road motor vehicle traffic rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Road motor vehicle traffic
Unit
Vehicle-kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 905 data points, 1994–2025
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