The number of passenger cars in Denmark grew consecutively between 1990 and 2018. However, the growth rate slowed since 2010, indicating a saturated market. In 2018, there were roughly 2.6 million passenger cars in the country, a slight increase compared to the previous year.
This translated into a motorization rate of 438 such vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants. The peak in the period of consideration.
Electric car stock
Stock of electric cars saw a particularly prominent increase in recent years. In 2016, 0.3 percent of all registered cars in the country were electrically motored. However, in the following years figures grew by a third, reaching 10,037 units by January 2019.
Car sales
New passenger car registrations declined in 2018. That year, Danish consumers bought 218,600 such vehicles, a decrease compared to 221,600 units the year before. This was the first time since the beginning of the reporting period in 2000 that such a negative trend was recorded.
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European Commission. (November 19, 2020). Number of registered passenger cars in Denmark from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452288/denmark-number-of-registered-passenger-cars/
European Commission. "Number of registered passenger cars in Denmark from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 units)." Chart. November 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452288/denmark-number-of-registered-passenger-cars/
European Commission. (2020). Number of registered passenger cars in Denmark from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452288/denmark-number-of-registered-passenger-cars/
European Commission. "Number of Registered Passenger Cars in Denmark from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452288/denmark-number-of-registered-passenger-cars/
European Commission, Number of registered passenger cars in Denmark from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452288/denmark-number-of-registered-passenger-cars/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of registered passenger cars in Denmark from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 units) [Graph], European Commission, November 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452288/denmark-number-of-registered-passenger-cars/