The motorization rate in Ireland reached 445 passenger cars per one thousand inhabitants in 2021. Peak motorization rate in Ireland was achieved in 2020, at 446 passenger cars per thousand inhabitants, with figures nearly doubling between 1990 and 2020. New registrations of passenger cars peaked in 2016, at 146,647 units sold, before falling by roughly ten percent the following year.
Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2021
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European Commission. (September 30, 2023). Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452019/ireland-number-of-cars-per-thousand-inhabitants/
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Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], European Commission, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452019/ireland-number-of-cars-per-thousand-inhabitants/
