Road safety statistics show that in the first nine months of 2024, there were 137 road deaths compared with 135 in the same period in 2023. In total, there were 184 road deaths in 2023, up 20% on 2022. (See Road Safety).
Passengers carried by rail (excluding Luas) rose by 29% between 2022 and 2023 (35.8 million vs 46 million) (See Public Transport).
The total number of current driving licences went up by 3% in 2023 compared with 2022 (3,412,938 vs 3,325,487). (See Driver and Vehicle Testing).
Learner permit numbers grew by 6% in 2023 compared with 2022 (357,524 vs 338,614). (See Driver and Vehicle Testing).
Tonnage of goods transported by road remained relatively constant between 2022 and 2023 at 164,258,000 tonnes compared with 165,165,000 tonnes. (See Road Freight Transport).
The number of passengers using Cork, Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports increased by 6% in the first nine months of 2024 when compared with 2023 (31,497,585 vs 29,843,116). (See Aviation).
The number of new petrol/electric hybrid cars licensed for the first time in the first nine months of 2024 rose by 31% when compared with the same period in 2023 (22,604 vs 17,228). (See Vehicles Licensed).
On 30th October 2024, a miscalculation was corrected in the percentage increase of passengers using Cork, Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports. All other figures were unaffected.
The Transport Hub was developed by the CSO in 2023 using the latest data from the CSO and other public service bodies to provide a comprehensive overview on transport statistics in Ireland.
Users can find useful information about safety statistics on roads, detailed data on vehicles licensed, estimated number of weeks to driving test invite, passenger numbers on public and aviation transport, number of penalty points issued along with number of drivers with penalty points, tonnage of goods carried on road, by sea and air, and many more transport statistical data.
CSO data in the Hub will continue to be updated as new releases are published while data from other sources will automatically be updated once they become available. The Transport Hub uses our open data portal, data.cso.ie or PxStat, which allows users to search for data, download it, and create visuals in a way that best suits their needs.
The CSO welcome comments and suggestions from users on this new platform which can be sent to transport@cso.ie.
The total number of new private cars licensed in the first nine months of 2024 rose slightly in comparison with the same period in 2023 (109,621 vs 109,482).
The number of used (imported) cars licensed increased by 27% (47,554 vs 37,591) over the same period (See Vehicles Licensed).
Some 213,522 driving test applications were received in the first nine months of 2024. This was an increase of 11% on the same period in 2023 (191,735). Driving tests delivered grew by 27% over the first nine months of 2024 (201,052) when compared with the same period in 2023 (158,628) (See Driver and Vehicle Testing).
Penalty-point endorsement notices decreased by 6% between 2022 and 2023 (193,706 vs 181,497) (See Penalty Points).
There was a rise of 31 road fatalities between 2022 and 2023 (153 vs 184). Pedestrians killed on Irish roads increased from 42 to 44 over the same period (See Road Safety).
There was a decrease of 1% in the total kilometres travelled on Irish roads from 2022 to 2023 (47,604 million vs 47,296 million). The average kilometres travelled per vehicle decreased from 16,261 to 15,854 (See Road Traffic Volumes).
In 2023, a total of 165.2 million tonnes of goods were transported by road, compared with 164.3 million tonnes in 2022.
The total distance covered by road freight transport in 2023 was 1.8 billion kilometres, which was the same as that recorded in 2022 (See Road Freight Transport).
Just under 39.2 million people used the main Irish airports in 2023, the highest number of passengers recorded since the series began in 2013.
Almost 6.7 million or 20% more passengers used Irish airports in 2023 compared with 2022, which was 1.1 million (3%) more passengers than the pre-pandemic 2019 figures.
London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick, and Amsterdam-Schiphol were the most popular routes for passengers travelling through Dublin airport in 2023. The top route for Cork and Shannon airports was London-Heathrow, for Knock airport it was London-Stansted, and for Kerry airport it was Dublin.
Air freight handled by Irish airports in 2023 was up by 6% compared with 2022 (See Aviation).
The number of passengers travelling on the DART increased by 25% between 2022 and 2023 (15.9 million vs 19.9 million). Passengers on the mainline and other train services increased by 28% over the same period (10.3 million vs 13.2 million) (See Public Transport).
Total tonnes of goods handled by Irish ports was 47.6 million tonnes in 2023, down by 10% compared with 2022.
Goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 15.4 million tonnes in 2023, while a total of 32.1 million tonnes of goods were received.
During 2023, 12,105 vessels arrived in Irish ports, compared with 12,447 in 2022.
Dublin port accounted for 59% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in 2023. (See Maritime).
The number of taxis remained relatively constant from 2022 to 2023 (13,014 vs 13,028). Over the same period, the number of wheelchair accessible taxis increased by 9% from 3,206 to 3,506. (See Small Public Service Vehicles).
The number of new electric cars licensed has increased by 45% from 15,462 in 2022 to 22,493 in 2023. The percentage share of new electric cars licensed was 19% in 2023 compared with 15% in 2022.
Petrol /electric and diesel/electric hybrid new cars licensed for the first time grew by 2% in 2023. Petrol or diesel electric plug-in hybrid new cars licensed rose by 34% in 2023 compared with 2022 (9,972 vs 7447).
The number of new petrol and electric hybrid cars licensed for the first time in the first nine months of 2024 rose by 31% when compared with the same period in 2023 (22,604 vs 17,228). This has driven up the share of hybrids among new private cars from 18% to 22%.
The most recent week available (week commencing 26 August) for 2024 shows an increase of 15% in the number of passenger journeys when compared with the same week in 2023 (4,851,853 vs 5,595,707). (See Sustainability).
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Transport Hub Update
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (29 October 2024) released an update to the Transport Hub.
The Transport Hub has been developed using the latest data from both the CSO and other public service bodies to provide a comprehensive overview on transport statistics in Ireland. The Hub provides a wide range of information and is broken down into 11 main themes: Vehicles Licensed, Driver and Vehicle Testing, Penalty Points, Road Safety, Road Traffic Volumes, Road Freight Transport, Aviation, Public Transport, Maritime, Small Public Service Vehicles, and Sustainability & Transport (See Editor’s Note below for more information).
Commenting on the Transport Hub, Damien Lenihan, Statistician in the Transport Division, said: “To facilitate a growing need for transport statistics, the CSO created a Transport Hub so people can access the most up to date information on key topics as it is updated, whether that is on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.
The purpose of the Hub is to collate transport statistics from the CSO and other public sector organisations, including the Department of Transport (DoT), the Road Safety Authority, the National Transport Authority (NTA), Revenue, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The Hub was designed to increase the frequency of updates and simplify the process of accessing transportation-related information from a single, accessible source.
The structure of the Hub allows the flexibility to add new data as it becomes available, to include new topics, and to have more regular updates. The CSO welcome comments and suggestions from users on this new platform which can be sent to transport@cso.ie."
Ten Hub Highlights: