Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in Portugal

Portugal: Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region was 7.63 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.63 million Number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
13th
of 49 countries
All-time high
7.63 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
4.37 million Number
in 2012
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2010–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2010201720242010: 4.7M Number2011: 4.9M Number2012: 4.4M Number2013: 5.6M Number2014: 6.0M Number2015: 6.1M Number2016: 6.2M Number2017: 6.4M Number2018: 6.7M Number2019: 7.0M Number2020: 7.0M Number2021: 7.1M Number2022: 7.2M Number2023: 7.3M Number2024: 7.6M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 7.63 million Number for stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 7.63 million Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.37 million Number, in 2012.

Portugal ranks 13th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2010 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2010 4.74 million Number —
2011 4.86 million Number +2.6%
2012 4.37 million Number -10.2%
2013 5.62 million Number +28.9%
2014 6.00 million Number +6.7%
2015 6.08 million Number +1.4%
2016 6.21 million Number +2.0%
2017 6.45 million Number +3.8%
2018 6.71 million Number +4.0%
2019 7.03 million Number +4.8%
2020 7.02 million Number -0.1%
2021 7.09 million Number +1.0%
2022 7.25 million Number +2.2%
2023 7.29 million Number +0.6%
2024 7.63 million Number +4.7%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 7.63 million Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.69 million Number, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 7.63 million Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.80 million Number, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in Portugal 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
2013 +28.9% 4.37 million Number 5.62 million Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.81 million Number 4.37 million Number 7.03 million Number 10
2020s 7.26 million Number 7.02 million Number 7.63 million Number 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 10 Netherlands 10.51 million Number compare
  2. 10 Netherlands 10.51 million Number compare
  3. 12 Romania 9.87 million Number compare
  4. 14 Czechia 7.47 million Number compare
  5. 15 Greece 7.27 million Number compare
  6. 16 Belgium 7.25 million Number compare

See the full ranking of 467 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in Portugal?
Stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in Portugal was 7.63 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 7.63 million Number in 2024.
What is the lowest stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4.37 million Number in 2012.
How does Portugal rank for stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region?
Portugal ranks 13th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
467 places, 13,724 data points, 1990–2024
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