Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region was 36.71 million Number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
36.71 million Number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 49 countries
All-time high
36.71 million Number
in 2018
All-time low
20.52 million Number
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2018
Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom, 1990–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom is 36.71 million Number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom peaked at 36.71 million Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.52 million Number, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.52 million Number | — |
| 1991 | 21.75 million Number | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 20.97 million Number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 21.29 million Number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 23.79 million Number | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 24.04 million Number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 25.01 million Number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 25.79 million Number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 26.40 million Number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 27.06 million Number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 27.74 million Number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 28.50 million Number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.23 million Number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.79 million Number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.62 million Number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 31.39 million Number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.57 million Number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.11 million Number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 32.42 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 32.46 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.54 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.65 million Number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 32.90 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 33.26 million Number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.20 million Number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.83 million Number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 35.80 million Number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 36.28 million Number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 36.71 million Number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.66 million Number | 20.52 million Number | 27.06 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.58 million Number | 27.74 million Number | 32.46 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.35 million Number | 32.54 million Number | 36.71 million Number | 9 |
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- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 1,860 Number (2016)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 614,313 Number (2018)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,580 Number (2016)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 614,313 Number (2018)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0037 (2018)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 122.04 million Number (2016)
- Air transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 277,420 Thousand passengers (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom?
- Stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom was 36.71 million Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 36.71 million Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.52 million Number in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is stock of vehicles by category and nuts 2 region rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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