Road motor vehicle traffic in Sweden

Sweden: Road motor vehicle traffic was 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
61,043 Vehicle-kilometres
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
13th
of 29 countries
All-time high
61,043 Vehicle-kilometres
in 2025
All-time low
43,800 Vehicle-kilometres
in 1995
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Road motor vehicle traffic in Sweden, 1994–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k1994200920251994: 44.1k Vehicle-kilometres1995: 43.8k Vehicle-kilometres1996: 44.0k Vehicle-kilometres1997: 44.2k Vehicle-kilometres1998: 44.6k Vehicle-kilometres1999: 46.1k Vehicle-kilometres2000: 46.8k Vehicle-kilometres2001: 47.6k Vehicle-kilometres2002: 49.2k Vehicle-kilometres2003: 50.0k Vehicle-kilometres2004: 50.5k Vehicle-kilometres2005: 51.0k Vehicle-kilometres2006: 51.2k Vehicle-kilometres2007: 52.8k Vehicle-kilometres2008: 52.3k Vehicle-kilometres2009: 52.4k Vehicle-kilometres2010: 52.5k Vehicle-kilometres2011: 53.3k Vehicle-kilometres2012: 53.1k Vehicle-kilometres2013: 53.6k Vehicle-kilometres2014: 54.7k Vehicle-kilometres2015: 55.6k Vehicle-kilometres2016: 56.6k Vehicle-kilometres2017: 57.5k Vehicle-kilometres2018: 57.7k Vehicle-kilometres2019: 57.8k Vehicle-kilometres2020: 52.9k Vehicle-kilometres2021: 55.7k Vehicle-kilometres2022: 57.9k Vehicle-kilometres2023: 58.4k Vehicle-kilometres2024: 59.3k Vehicle-kilometres2025: 61.0k Vehicle-kilometres

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres for road motor vehicle traffic in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, road motor vehicle traffic in Sweden peaked at 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43,800 Vehicle-kilometres, in 1995.

Sweden ranks 13th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,477 Vehicle-kilometres 43,800 Vehicle-kilometres 46,076 Vehicle-kilometres 6
2000s 50,367 Vehicle-kilometres 46,848 Vehicle-kilometres 52,751 Vehicle-kilometres 10
2010s 55,245 Vehicle-kilometres 52,480 Vehicle-kilometres 57,783 Vehicle-kilometres 10
2020s 57,541 Vehicle-kilometres 52,889 Vehicle-kilometres 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 10 Italy 86,737 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  2. 11 Switzerland 67,076 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  3. 12 Czechia 63,046 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  4. 14 Denmark 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  5. 15 Chile 50,134 Vehicle-kilometres compare
  6. 16 New Zealand 49,692 Vehicle-kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 38 places β†’

More reference data data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is road motor vehicle traffic in Sweden?
Road motor vehicle traffic in Sweden was 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025.
What is the lowest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 43,800 Vehicle-kilometres in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for road motor vehicle traffic?
Sweden ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
Is road motor vehicle traffic rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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
Last refreshed

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