In 2019, Irish licensed vehicles travelled a total of 47.1 billion kilometres. Each vehicle travelled, on average, 16,867 kilometres in 2019.
Private cars accounted for 77.7% of the total number of licensed vehicles and 75.3% of the total distance travelled in 2019. On average, each private car travelled 16,352 kilometres in 2019.
X-axis label | Average vehicle kilometres, 2019 |
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Private cars | 16.352 |
Goods vehicles | 22.121 |
Motorcycles | 2.741 |
Tractors andmachinery | 16.653 |
Small PSVs | 39.504 |
Large PSVs | 34.965 |
Exemptvehicles | 14.799 |
Othervehicles | 5.592 |
Table 5.1 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type, 2008 - 2019 | |||||||||
Year | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total |
Vehicle population1 | |||||||||
2008 | 1,932,729 | 352,239 | 38,068 | 79,404 | 29,159 | 8,636 | 24,409 | 37,784 | 2,502,429 |
2009 | 1,914,924 | 344,671 | 38,741 | 76,007 | 28,959 | 8,679 | 25,644 | 41,404 | 2,479,030 |
2010 | 1,890,110 | 331,779 | 38,043 | 72,014 | 27,578 | 8,373 | 25,587 | 44,215 | 2,437,699 |
2011 | 1,886,421 | 319,530 | 36,531 | 70,463 | 26,042 | 8,203 | 26,173 | 46,160 | 2,419,523 |
2012 | 1,896,184 | 312,866 | 35,438 | 70,288 | 24,779 | 8,241 | 26,095 | 47,906 | 2,421,798 |
2013 | 1,913,939 | 312,578 | 35,670 | 85,801 | 23,605 | 8,307 | 26,164 | 57,633 | 2,463,697 |
2014 | 1,956,661 | 319,225 | 36,758 | 95,973 | 22,921 | 8,646 | 26,234 | 79,381 | 2,545,800 |
2015 | 1,998,485 | 328,264 | 37,054 | 92,602 | 22,451 | 9,025 | 27,033 | 78,461 | 2,593,375 |
2016 | 2,042,600 | 340,086 | 37,753 | 89,515 | 21,952 | 9,546 | 27,753 | 75,437 | 2,644,642 |
2017 | 2,079,345 | 347,447 | 39,046 | 88,378 | 21,544 | 10,090 | 28,702 | 70,178 | 2,684,730 |
2018 | 2,117,463 | 354,458 | 39,851 | 85,820 | 21,319 | 10,695 | 29,040 | 70,355 | 2,729,001 |
2019 | 2,168,099 | 362,699 | 41,471 | 84,170 | 21,457 | 11,206 | 29,619 | 72,057 | 2,790,778 |
Vehicle kilometres (million) | |||||||||
2008 | 31,450 | 7,901 | 159 | 1,942 | 1,072 | 310 | 412 | 475 | 43,721 |
2009 | 33,391 | 7,855 | 135 | 1,370 | 945 | 349 | 504 | 562 | 45,110 |
2010 | 31,734 | 6,870 | 123 | 1,263 | 932 | 310 | 464 | 470 | 42,166 |
2011 | 31,638 | 6,546 | 114 | 1,232 | 970 | 308 | 460 | 413 | 41,681 |
2012 | 31,076 | 6,167 | 106 | 1,310 | 860 | 298 | 455 | 378 | 40,648 |
2013 | 32,031 | 6,320 | 103 | 1,344 | 873 | 299 | 442 | 345 | 41,757 |
2014 | 32,711 | 7,514 | 104 | 1,653 | 848 | 309 | 443 | 795 | 44,378 |
2015 | 35,089 | 7,081 | 103 | 1,602 | 855 | 313 | 437 | 605 | 46,084 |
2016 | 36,683 | 7,465 | 104 | 1,582 | 866 | 330 | 449 | 516 | 47,994 |
2017 | 37,181 | 7,785 | 108 | 1,575 | 858 | 361 | 462 | 423 | 48,754 |
2018 | 35,975 | 7,891 | 109 | 1,485 | 842 | 386 | 450 | 407 | 47,545 |
2019 | 35,453 | 8,023 | 114 | 1,402 | 848 | 392 | 438 | 403 | 47,072 |
Average vehicle kilometres | |||||||||
2008 | 16,272 | 22,432 | 4,186 | 24,452 | 36,758 | 35,920 | 16,888 | 12,570 | 17,472 |
2009 | 17,437 | 22,789 | 3,472 | 18,019 | 32,630 | 40,255 | 19,670 | 13,578 | 18,197 |
2010 | 16,789 | 20,707 | 3,238 | 17,536 | 33,804 | 36,984 | 18,129 | 10,627 | 17,297 |
2011 | 16,771 | 20,487 | 3,125 | 17,480 | 37,233 | 37,578 | 17,556 | 8,954 | 17,227 |
2012 | 16,388 | 19,711 | 2,996 | 18,633 | 34,698 | 36,148 | 17,427 | 7,884 | 16,784 |
2013 | 16,736 | 20,220 | 2,887 | 15,665 | 36,994 | 36,014 | 16,880 | 5,981 | 16,949 |
2014 | 16,718 | 23,537 | 2,832 | 17,228 | 37,006 | 35,785 | 16,891 | 10,011 | 17,432 |
2015 | 17,558 | 21,572 | 2,773 | 17,297 | 38,069 | 34,647 | 16,172 | 7,706 | 17,770 |
2016 | 17,959 | 21,949 | 2,768 | 17,675 | 39,432 | 34,525 | 16,164 | 6,834 | 18,148 |
2017 | 17,881 | 22,407 | 2,753 | 17,826 | 39,845 | 35,795 | 16,105 | 6,025 | 18,160 |
2018 | 16,990 | 22,263 | 2,731 | 17,300 | 39,501 | 36,095 | 15,490 | 5,789 | 17,422 |
2019 | 16,352 | 22,121 | 2,741 | 16,653 | 39,504 | 34,965 | 14,799 | 5,592 | 16,867 |
Source: CSO | |||||||||
1 Vehicle population represents annual average for each year |
Table 5.2 Road traffic statistics of national fleet by year of registration and vehicle type, 2019 | |||||||||||
Year of registration | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | ||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
2006 or earlier | 375,602 | 4,718 | 12,561 | 84,059 | 1,457 | 17,331 | 12,896 | 28 | 2,134 | ||
2007 | 139,863 | 1,882 | 13,459 | 28,563 | 519 | 18,162 | 2,706 | 7 | 2,449 | ||
2008 | 139,022 | 1,960 | 14,098 | 22,382 | 410 | 18,335 | 2,781 | 7 | 2,526 | ||
2009 | 68,727 | 1,086 | 15,808 | 10,152 | 208 | 20,458 | 2,133 | 6 | 2,599 | ||
2010 | 102,905 | 1,566 | 15,217 | 9,723 | 197 | 20,288 | 1,576 | 4 | 2,682 | ||
2011 | 109,142 | 1,739 | 15,929 | 10,066 | 211 | 20,912 | 1,244 | 3 | 2,766 | ||
2012 | 100,105 | 1,739 | 17,374 | 10,437 | 230 | 21,991 | 1,026 | 3 | 2,851 | ||
2013 | 106,687 | 1,866 | 17,491 | 13,711 | 321 | 23,388 | 1,172 | 3 | 2,955 | ||
2014 | 132,635 | 2,475 | 18,658 | 20,426 | 500 | 24,465 | 1,510 | 5 | 3,038 | ||
2015 | 156,914 | 2,903 | 18,497 | 26,628 | 662 | 24,855 | 1,767 | 6 | 3,130 | ||
2016 | 200,947 | 3,741 | 18,615 | 35,610 | 920 | 25,824 | 2,670 | 9 | 3,229 | ||
2017 | 207,997 | 3,864 | 18,580 | 35,272 | 935 | 26,518 | 3,429 | 11 | 3,328 | ||
2018 | 206,434 | 3,735 | 18,094 | 37,081 | 980 | 26,430 | 3,995 | 14 | 3,435 | ||
2019 | 121,121 | 2,179 | 17,990 | 18,587 | 475 | 25,553 | 2,566 | 9 | 3,514 | ||
Total | 2,168,099 | 35,453 | 16,352 | 362,699 | 8,023 | 22,121 | 41,471 | 114 | 2,741 | ||
Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
2006 or earlier | 41,896 | 565 | 13,481 | 1,486 | 49 | 32,861 | 2,499 | 66 | 26,302 | ||
2007 | 5,104 | 85 | 16,562 | 903 | 30 | 32,775 | 739 | 20 | 26,974 | ||
2008 | 4,833 | 83 | 17,222 | 673 | 22 | 33,022 | 866 | 25 | 28,586 | ||
2009 | 2,905 | 52 | 17,920 | 500 | 18 | 36,209 | 387 | 14 | 35,514 | ||
2010 | 2,026 | 38 | 18,574 | 1,056 | 40 | 37,586 | 195 | 7 | 34,060 | ||
2011 | 2,500 | 48 | 19,059 | 1,314 | 51 | 38,884 | 214 | 7 | 34,299 | ||
2012 | 2,505 | 49 | 19,449 | 1,534 | 63 | 41,055 | 358 | 15 | 42,202 | ||
2013 | 3,135 | 63 | 20,182 | 1,411 | 58 | 41,058 | 486 | 18 | 36,995 | ||
2014 | 2,975 | 61 | 20,492 | 1,803 | 74 | 40,981 | 643 | 24 | 37,127 | ||
2015 | 2,766 | 58 | 20,791 | 1,829 | 76 | 41,741 | 752 | 31 | 41,102 | ||
2016 | 3,292 | 71 | 21,511 | 2,393 | 99 | 41,527 | 1,099 | 43 | 39,145 | ||
2017 | 3,782 | 84 | 22,255 | 2,536 | 107 | 42,249 | 1,222 | 49 | 39,971 | ||
2018 | 4,026 | 91 | 22,644 | 2,795 | 113 | 40,329 | 1,194 | 51 | 42,757 | ||
2019 | 2,426 | 55 | 22,741 | 1,224 | 48 | 38,989 | 551 | 23 | 41,478 | ||
Total | 84,170 | 1,402 | 16,653 | 21,457 | 848 | 39,504 | 11,206 | 392 | 34,965 | ||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | All vehicles | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
2006 or earlier | 3,320 | 41 | 12,470 | 46,003 | 218 | 4,740 | 567,761 | 7,141 | 12,578 | ||
2007 | 1,394 | 19 | 13,560 | 3,411 | 25 | 7,286 | 182,685 | 2,586 | 14,154 | ||
2008 | 1,232 | 16 | 12,827 | 3,274 | 22 | 6,847 | 175,063 | 2,546 | 14,542 | ||
2009 | 711 | 9 | 12,979 | 2,454 | 15 | 6,184 | 87,969 | 1,408 | 16,005 | ||
2010 | 822 | 11 | 13,228 | 2,042 | 12 | 5,971 | 120,347 | 1,874 | 15,576 | ||
2011 | 838 | 11 | 13,365 | 1,452 | 10 | 6,758 | 126,769 | 2,080 | 16,404 | ||
2012 | 776 | 11 | 14,667 | 1,231 | 10 | 8,335 | 117,971 | 2,120 | 17,971 | ||
2013 | 1,030 | 16 | 15,393 | 1,569 | 11 | 6,903 | 129,202 | 2,356 | 18,236 | ||
2014 | 1,327 | 20 | 15,352 | 1,529 | 12 | 7,626 | 162,849 | 3,170 | 19,465 | ||
2015 | 1,742 | 28 | 16,002 | 1,415 | 12 | 8,188 | 193,813 | 3,774 | 19,473 | ||
2016 | 2,532 | 40 | 15,950 | 1,633 | 13 | 8,135 | 250,176 | 4,936 | 19,729 | ||
2017 | 3,544 | 55 | 15,565 | 2,153 | 16 | 7,525 | 259,934 | 5,123 | 19,708 | ||
2018 | 6,399 | 99 | 15,514 | 2,455 | 18 | 7,200 | 264,379 | 5,101 | 19,294 | ||
2019 | 3,952 | 61 | 15,341 | 1,435 | 9 | 6,217 | 151,861 | 2,858 | 18,821 | ||
Total | 29,619 | 438 | 14,799 | 72,056 | 403 | 5,592 | 2,790,777 | 47,072 | 16,867 | ||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||
Note: The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. |
Table 5.3 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type and type of fuel, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Vehicle type | Petrol | Diesel | Other | Total | |||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | ||||
Private cars | 900,663 | 10,910 | 12,113 | 1,207,683 | 23,769 | 19,681 | 59,753 | 774 | 12,958 | 2,168,099 | 35,453 | 16,352 | |||
Goods vehicles | 640 | 10 | 15,942 | 361,645 | 8,006 | 22,137 | 414 | 7 | 17,386 | 362,699 | 8,023 | 22,121 | |||
Motorcycles | 41,336 | 113 | 2,739 | 59 | 0 | 3,153 | 75 | 0 | 3,253 | 41,471 | 114 | 2,741 | |||
Tractors and machinery | 321 | 3 | 10,476 | 83,812 | 1,398 | 16,680 | 37 | 0 | 9,298 | 84,170 | 1,402 | 16,653 | |||
Small PSVs | 1,691 | 58 | 34,586 | 17,634 | 701 | 39,746 | 2,132 | 88 | 41,410 | 21,457 | 848 | 39,504 | |||
Large PSVs | 9 | 0 | 30,533 | 11,197 | 392 | 34,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,206 | 392 | 34,965 | |||
Exempt vehicles | 6,419 | 85 | 13,202 | 22,318 | 341 | 15,262 | 882 | 13 | 14,727 | 29,619 | 438 | 14,799 | |||
Other vehicles | 23,414 | 89 | 3,799 | 48,512 | 313 | 6,459 | 131 | 1 | 4,857 | 72,057 | 403 | 5,592 | |||
Total | 974,495 | 11,269 | 11,564 | 1,752,859 | 34,919 | 19,921 | 63,424 | 884 | 13,938 | 2,790,778 | 47,072 | 16,867 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.4A Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
County of owner | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | ||||||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||||
Carlow | 29,216 | 524 | 17,920 | 5,807 | 130 | 22,356 | 609 | 2 | 2,657 | 1,919 | 30 | 15,669 | 168 | 6 | 37,097 | ||||
Cavan | 32,907 | 617 | 18,748 | 8,328 | 181 | 21,748 | 484 | 1 | 2,759 | 2,713 | 45 | 16,478 | 164 | 7 | 41,431 | ||||
Clare | 58,669 | 1,052 | 17,931 | 9,426 | 196 | 20,767 | 990 | 3 | 2,726 | 3,200 | 55 | 17,336 | 348 | 14 | 39,677 | ||||
Cork | 264,071 | 4,231 | 16,021 | 42,113 | 891 | 21,152 | 5,590 | 15 | 2,696 | 11,641 | 191 | 16,380 | 1,719 | 69 | 40,074 | ||||
Donegal | 66,327 | 1,163 | 17,540 | 15,155 | 300 | 19,823 | 775 | 2 | 2,786 | 3,289 | 60 | 18,130 | 359 | 15 | 40,987 | ||||
Dublin | 552,558 | 7,370 | 13,337 | 78,551 | 1,847 | 23,512 | 12,986 | 37 | 2,816 | 1,871 | 29 | 15,693 | 11,374 | 438 | 38,467 | ||||
Galway | 117,293 | 2,069 | 17,643 | 20,462 | 435 | 21,282 | 1,538 | 4 | 2,695 | 5,433 | 93 | 17,066 | 974 | 39 | 40,504 | ||||
Kerry | 73,292 | 1,259 | 17,176 | 11,922 | 240 | 20,115 | 1,112 | 3 | 2,694 | 4,307 | 71 | 16,505 | 492 | 20 | 39,755 | ||||
Kildare | 106,621 | 1,782 | 16,710 | 16,586 | 385 | 23,190 | 2,275 | 6 | 2,745 | 2,584 | 42 | 16,172 | 813 | 35 | 42,506 | ||||
Kilkenny | 45,473 | 815 | 17,916 | 8,325 | 190 | 22,822 | 885 | 2 | 2,666 | 3,809 | 62 | 16,346 | 204 | 9 | 42,227 | ||||
Laois | 35,886 | 670 | 18,671 | 6,143 | 141 | 22,935 | 507 | 1 | 2,689 | 2,946 | 47 | 15,838 | 226 | 9 | 41,556 | ||||
Leitrim | 14,931 | 286 | 19,159 | 3,505 | 72 | 20,601 | 175 | 0 | 2,758 | 956 | 17 | 17,371 | 62 | 3 | 42,049 | ||||
Limerick | 90,784 | 1,549 | 17,058 | 13,889 | 322 | 23,165 | 1,566 | 4 | 2,712 | 3,847 | 63 | 16,507 | 658 | 25 | 37,341 | ||||
Longford | 17,731 | 336 | 18,975 | 4,066 | 94 | 23,031 | 233 | 1 | 2,693 | 1,293 | 22 | 16,637 | 87 | 4 | 45,491 | ||||
Louth | 53,144 | 889 | 16,732 | 8,214 | 186 | 22,696 | 894 | 2 | 2,782 | 1,177 | 19 | 16,481 | 576 | 24 | 41,901 | ||||
Mayo | 62,069 | 1,121 | 18,066 | 13,355 | 267 | 20,001 | 648 | 2 | 2,717 | 4,883 | 82 | 16,838 | 269 | 10 | 38,264 | ||||
Meath | 91,552 | 1,612 | 17,610 | 15,199 | 365 | 23,996 | 1,801 | 5 | 2,747 | 3,087 | 51 | 16,429 | 993 | 44 | 44,441 | ||||
Monaghan | 26,560 | 493 | 18,561 | 8,224 | 199 | 24,162 | 304 | 1 | 2,766 | 1,834 | 32 | 17,477 | 75 | 3 | 41,570 | ||||
Offaly | 35,304 | 656 | 18,572 | 6,624 | 141 | 21,345 | 692 | 2 | 2,669 | 2,599 | 44 | 17,086 | 161 | 6 | 37,944 | ||||
Roscommon | 33,755 | 668 | 19,794 | 6,422 | 138 | 21,489 | 315 | 1 | 2,751 | 2,401 | 42 | 17,354 | 127 | 5 | 40,662 | ||||
Sligo | 29,610 | 515 | 17,408 | 6,207 | 123 | 19,772 | 413 | 1 | 2,628 | 1,676 | 28 | 16,998 | 175 | 7 | 39,743 | ||||
Tipperary | 81,247 | 1,497 | 18,420 | 14,173 | 311 | 21,949 | 1,499 | 4 | 2,682 | 5,666 | 95 | 16,793 | 258 | 10 | 40,136 | ||||
Waterford | 58,966 | 978 | 16,581 | 8,180 | 164 | 20,010 | 1,342 | 4 | 2,646 | 2,386 | 39 | 16,391 | 296 | 12 | 39,305 | ||||
Westmeath | 42,201 | 780 | 18,487 | 8,194 | 176 | 21,509 | 622 | 2 | 2,692 | 2,261 | 38 | 16,782 | 269 | 12 | 42,742 | ||||
Wexford | 77,634 | 1,379 | 17,760 | 13,960 | 328 | 23,503 | 1,571 | 4 | 2,669 | 4,549 | 75 | 16,476 | 256 | 10 | 38,904 | ||||
Wicklow | 70,299 | 1,143 | 16,258 | 9,671 | 202 | 20,869 | 1,646 | 4 | 2,718 | 1,843 | 29 | 16,001 | 354 | 14 | 38,470 | ||||
Total | 2,168,099 | 35,453 | 16,352 | 362,699 | 8,023 | 22,121 | 41,471 | 114 | 2,741 | 84,170 | 1,402 | 16,653 | 21,457 | 848 | 39,504 | ||||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.4B Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
County of owner | Large PSVs | Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | All vehicles | |||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | ||||
Carlow | 149 | 4 | 28,890 | 285 | 4 | 13,936 | 1,338 | 8 | 5,884 | 39,491 | 707 | 17,914 | |||
Cavan | 194 | 7 | 37,706 | 381 | 6 | 15,939 | 1,471 | 9 | 5,979 | 46,642 | 873 | 18,719 | |||
Clare | 256 | 8 | 31,009 | 790 | 11 | 14,393 | 2,570 | 12 | 4,796 | 76,248 | 1,351 | 17,723 | |||
Cork | 900 | 31 | 33,921 | 3,597 | 54 | 15,050 | 9,314 | 49 | 5,281 | 338,945 | 5,530 | 16,315 | |||
Donegal | 634 | 21 | 33,350 | 953 | 15 | 15,504 | 4,205 | 21 | 5,010 | 91,697 | 1,597 | 17,419 | |||
Dublin | 3,262 | 129 | 39,496 | 9,903 | 136 | 13,691 | 8,376 | 56 | 6,681 | 678,881 | 10,040 | 14,790 | |||
Galway | 660 | 22 | 33,607 | 1,958 | 40 | 20,301 | 5,191 | 30 | 5,832 | 153,509 | 2,733 | 17,806 | |||
Kerry | 544 | 19 | 35,090 | 842 | 11 | 13,524 | 3,834 | 19 | 4,898 | 96,345 | 1,642 | 17,039 | |||
Kildare | 525 | 17 | 33,175 | 882 | 13 | 14,451 | 2,845 | 16 | 5,734 | 133,131 | 2,295 | 17,241 | |||
Kilkenny | 334 | 11 | 33,286 | 566 | 11 | 19,193 | 1,735 | 10 | 5,562 | 61,331 | 1,110 | 18,091 | |||
Laois | 211 | 6 | 27,536 | 359 | 5 | 13,192 | 1,262 | 7 | 5,741 | 47,541 | 886 | 18,640 | |||
Leitrim | 106 | 3 | 25,326 | 249 | 4 | 16,027 | 951 | 4 | 4,378 | 20,935 | 389 | 18,571 | |||
Limerick | 331 | 11 | 32,801 | 1,222 | 16 | 12,922 | 3,208 | 17 | 5,277 | 115,505 | 2,006 | 17,369 | |||
Longford | 101 | 3 | 26,036 | 236 | 4 | 16,582 | 969 | 5 | 4,894 | 24,716 | 467 | 18,914 | |||
Louth | 246 | 9 | 38,557 | 686 | 10 | 14,917 | 1,168 | 7 | 5,800 | 66,105 | 1,148 | 17,368 | |||
Mayo | 346 | 13 | 37,080 | 1,141 | 17 | 14,840 | 2,605 | 17 | 6,664 | 85,315 | 1,530 | 17,931 | |||
Meath | 399 | 12 | 29,808 | 793 | 12 | 15,405 | 2,369 | 15 | 6,163 | 116,192 | 2,115 | 18,206 | |||
Monaghan | 232 | 11 | 47,983 | 291 | 4 | 13,142 | 1,103 | 6 | 5,306 | 38,622 | 749 | 19,380 | |||
Offaly | 219 | 7 | 30,057 | 329 | 5 | 14,388 | 1,942 | 10 | 5,163 | 47,869 | 871 | 18,190 | |||
Roscommon | 126 | 4 | 27,826 | 467 | 8 | 17,616 | 1,816 | 9 | 4,959 | 45,430 | 875 | 19,252 | |||
Sligo | 125 | 4 | 34,427 | 497 | 7 | 13,849 | 1,568 | 8 | 5,232 | 40,270 | 694 | 17,236 | |||
Tipperary | 401 | 12 | 29,464 | 930 | 14 | 14,689 | 3,113 | 16 | 5,290 | 107,286 | 1,959 | 18,261 | |||
Waterford | 193 | 6 | 30,566 | 578 | 8 | 13,714 | 1,793 | 10 | 5,459 | 73,734 | 1,219 | 16,537 | |||
Westmeath | 154 | 4 | 28,072 | 333 | 5 | 15,602 | 1,493 | 8 | 5,516 | 55,528 | 1,025 | 18,465 | |||
Wexford | 302 | 10 | 33,196 | 717 | 10 | 14,598 | 3,342 | 19 | 5,703 | 102,331 | 1,836 | 17,937 | |||
Wicklow | 255 | 8 | 31,978 | 635 | 9 | 14,139 | 2,475 | 14 | 5,756 | 87,178 | 1,424 | 16,331 | |||
Total | 11,206 | 392 | 34,965 | 29,619 | 438 | 14,799 | 72,057 | 403 | 5,592 | 2,790,778 | 47,072 | 16,867 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.5 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by month of year and vehicle type, 2019 | |||||||||||
Month | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | ||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 2,135,547 | 2,705 | 1,178 | 358,227 | 614 | 1,580 | 41,188 | 9 | 186 | ||
February | 2,147,516 | 2,623 | 1,153 | 359,401 | 595 | 1,545 | 41,132 | 8 | 183 | ||
March | 2,155,907 | 3,000 | 1,326 | 360,286 | 679 | 1,778 | 41,040 | 10 | 212 | ||
April | 2,163,710 | 2,927 | 1,299 | 361,104 | 661 | 1,741 | 40,970 | 9 | 208 | ||
May | 2,166,157 | 3,131 | 1,393 | 361,495 | 707 | 1,869 | 40,969 | 10 | 224 | ||
June | 2,164,411 | 2,970 | 1,323 | 361,550 | 671 | 1,776 | 40,971 | 9 | 214 | ||
July | 2,171,979 | 3,082 | 1,369 | 362,111 | 695 | 1,836 | 41,210 | 10 | 222 | ||
August | 2,178,529 | 3,174 | 1,404 | 363,719 | 717 | 1,884 | 41,553 | 10 | 228 | ||
September | 2,180,587 | 3,028 | 1,334 | 365,052 | 685 | 1,790 | 41,815 | 10 | 217 | ||
October | 2,182,949 | 3,087 | 1,352 | 365,882 | 700 | 1,812 | 42,058 | 10 | 220 | ||
November | 2,184,564 | 2,943 | 1,280 | 366,541 | 668 | 1,713 | 42,287 | 10 | 208 | ||
December | 2,185,334 | 2,784 | 1,201 | 367,016 | 633 | 1,606 | 42,459 | 9 | 195 | ||
Total | 2,168,099 | 35,453 | 16,352 | 362,699 | 8,023 | 22,121 | 41,471 | 114 | 2,741 | ||
Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 84,130 | 108 | 1,198 | 21,133 | 65 | 2,876 | 10,972 | 30 | 2,528 | ||
February | 84,161 | 104 | 1,170 | 21,182 | 63 | 2,797 | 11,020 | 29 | 2,462 | ||
March | 84,138 | 119 | 1,345 | 21,245 | 72 | 3,211 | 11,047 | 33 | 2,828 | ||
April | 83,989 | 115 | 1,315 | 21,307 | 70 | 3,140 | 11,093 | 32 | 2,769 | ||
May | 83,918 | 123 | 1,411 | 21,389 | 75 | 3,368 | 11,160 | 34 | 2,979 | ||
June | 83,827 | 117 | 1,341 | 21,463 | 71 | 3,202 | 11,212 | 33 | 2,836 | ||
July | 83,892 | 121 | 1,387 | 21,508 | 74 | 3,307 | 11,254 | 34 | 2,938 | ||
August | 84,103 | 125 | 1,424 | 21,566 | 76 | 3,385 | 11,266 | 35 | 3,012 | ||
September | 84,281 | 120 | 1,354 | 21,601 | 72 | 3,209 | 11,332 | 34 | 2,869 | ||
October | 84,429 | 122 | 1,373 | 21,651 | 73 | 3,247 | 11,355 | 34 | 2,913 | ||
November | 84,543 | 117 | 1,299 | 21,701 | 70 | 3,070 | 11,362 | 33 | 2,763 | ||
December | 84,627 | 110 | 1,218 | 21,745 | 66 | 2,878 | 11,400 | 31 | 2,605 | ||
Total | 84,170 | 1,402 | 16,653 | 21,457 | 848 | 39,504 | 11,206 | 392 | 34,965 | ||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 26,855 | 31 | 995 | 72,697 | 32 | 411 | 2,750,749 | 3,594 | 1,213 | ||
February | 27,510 | 31 | 989 | 72,470 | 31 | 399 | 2,764,393 | 3,483 | 1,186 | ||
March | 28,163 | 36 | 1,155 | 72,245 | 35 | 456 | 2,774,070 | 3,982 | 1,365 | ||
April | 28,714 | 35 | 1,143 | 72,007 | 34 | 445 | 2,782,894 | 3,884 | 1,337 | ||
May | 29,104 | 38 | 1,235 | 71,845 | 36 | 475 | 2,786,038 | 4,154 | 1,434 | ||
June | 29,369 | 36 | 1,178 | 71,694 | 34 | 450 | 2,784,496 | 3,941 | 1,362 | ||
July | 29,846 | 38 | 1,227 | 71,668 | 35 | 465 | 2,793,468 | 4,088 | 1,409 | ||
August | 30,536 | 40 | 1,271 | 71,800 | 36 | 476 | 2,803,070 | 4,212 | 1,446 | ||
September | 30,986 | 39 | 1,213 | 71,937 | 34 | 452 | 2,807,590 | 4,021 | 1,374 | ||
October | 31,299 | 40 | 1,234 | 72,038 | 35 | 458 | 2,811,661 | 4,101 | 1,392 | ||
November | 31,499 | 38 | 1,170 | 72,102 | 33 | 432 | 2,814,599 | 3,911 | 1,318 | ||
December | 31,547 | 36 | 1,098 | 72,168 | 31 | 405 | 2,816,295 | 3,701 | 1,236 | ||
Total | 29,619 | 438 | 14,799 | 72,056 | 403 | 5,592 | 2,790,777 | 47,072 | 16,867 | ||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||
Note: The totals on this table may vary very slightly due to rounding |
Table 5.6 Road traffic volumes for private cars by engine capacity and type of fuel, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Engine capacity (cc) | Petrol | Diesel | Other | Total | |||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average Km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average Km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average Km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average Km | ||||
Up to 1000 | 160,654 | 1,883 | 11,720 | 199 | 4 | 18,594 | 7,006 | 93 | 13,318 | 167,859 | 1,980 | 11,795 | |||
1001 - 1200 | 139,463 | 1,674 | 12,000 | 4,272 | 78 | 18,200 | 5,897 | 62 | 10,456 | 149,631 | 1,813 | 12,116 | |||
1201 - 1400 | 364,694 | 4,387 | 12,030 | 81,515 | 1,477 | 18,120 | 3,884 | 51 | 13,087 | 450,093 | 5,915 | 13,142 | |||
1401 - 1600 | 153,978 | 1,961 | 12,735 | 497,460 | 9,757 | 19,614 | 9,794 | 127 | 12,934 | 661,233 | 11,845 | 17,913 | |||
1601 - 1800 | 38,820 | 482 | 12,416 | 94,179 | 1,839 | 19,526 | 18,660 | 245 | 13,123 | 151,659 | 2,566 | 16,918 | |||
1801 - 2000 | 32,508 | 403 | 12,385 | 429,034 | 8,671 | 20,211 | 4,727 | 62 | 13,123 | 466,270 | 9,136 | 19,593 | |||
Over 2000 | 10,546 | 121 | 11,483 | 101,024 | 1,943 | 19,231 | 9,784 | 135 | 13,789 | 121,354 | 2,199 | 18,119 | |||
Total | 900,663 | 10,910 | 12,113 | 1,207,683 | 23,769 | 19,681 | 59,753 | 774 | 12,958 | 2,168,099 | 35,453 | 16,352 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.7 Road traffic volumes for private cars by county of owner and gender, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
County of owner | Female | Male | Company | Total | |||||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | ||||||
Carlow | 13,724 | 238 | 17,363 | 14,752 | 268 | 18,151 | 739 | 17 | 23,659 | 29,216 | 524 | 17,920 | |||||
Cavan | 15,982 | 299 | 18,719 | 16,282 | 303 | 18,639 | 643 | 14 | 22,243 | 32,907 | 617 | 18,748 | |||||
Clare | 28,841 | 506 | 17,560 | 28,946 | 527 | 18,219 | 881 | 18 | 20,613 | 58,669 | 1,052 | 17,931 | |||||
Cork | 125,354 | 1,927 | 15,372 | 131,882 | 2,162 | 16,390 | 6,835 | 142 | 20,816 | 264,071 | 4,231 | 16,021 | |||||
Donegal | 31,893 | 553 | 17,325 | 33,136 | 584 | 17,638 | 1,298 | 26 | 20,310 | 66,327 | 1,163 | 17,540 | |||||
Dublin | 249,165 | 2,909 | 11,674 | 257,445 | 3,397 | 13,197 | 45,949 | 1,063 | 23,142 | 552,558 | 7,370 | 13,337 | |||||
Galway | 57,889 | 997 | 17,228 | 56,958 | 1,018 | 17,870 | 2,446 | 54 | 22,164 | 117,293 | 2,069 | 17,643 | |||||
Kerry | 35,027 | 591 | 16,866 | 36,599 | 634 | 17,323 | 1,667 | 34 | 20,473 | 73,292 | 1,259 | 17,176 | |||||
Kildare | 51,011 | 811 | 15,907 | 52,638 | 907 | 17,226 | 2,973 | 63 | 21,339 | 106,621 | 1,782 | 16,710 | |||||
Kilkenny | 21,494 | 374 | 17,390 | 22,954 | 418 | 18,193 | 1,024 | 23 | 22,737 | 45,473 | 815 | 17,916 | |||||
Laois | 16,908 | 307 | 18,177 | 18,363 | 350 | 19,045 | 615 | 13 | 21,072 | 35,886 | 670 | 18,671 | |||||
Leitrim | 7,587 | 145 | 19,050 | 7,210 | 139 | 19,237 | 133 | 3 | 21,110 | 14,931 | 286 | 19,159 | |||||
Limerick | 42,593 | 700 | 16,446 | 46,090 | 805 | 17,464 | 2,100 | 43 | 20,552 | 90,784 | 1,549 | 17,058 | |||||
Longford | 8,307 | 154 | 18,537 | 9,010 | 172 | 19,141 | 414 | 10 | 24,162 | 17,731 | 336 | 18,975 | |||||
Louth | 25,318 | 403 | 15,924 | 26,709 | 462 | 17,295 | 1,117 | 24 | 21,582 | 53,144 | 889 | 16,732 | |||||
Mayo | 30,030 | 535 | 17,820 | 30,661 | 557 | 18,159 | 1,378 | 29 | 21,346 | 62,069 | 1,121 | 18,066 | |||||
Meath | 44,827 | 759 | 16,928 | 44,983 | 818 | 18,180 | 1,742 | 36 | 20,462 | 91,552 | 1,612 | 17,610 | |||||
Monaghan | 13,250 | 243 | 18,367 | 12,751 | 237 | 18,578 | 558 | 13 | 22,784 | 26,560 | 493 | 18,561 | |||||
Offaly | 16,395 | 296 | 18,061 | 18,245 | 345 | 18,903 | 664 | 15 | 22,118 | 35,304 | 656 | 18,572 | |||||
Roscommon | 14,545 | 277 | 19,050 | 14,597 | 283 | 19,391 | 4,614 | 108 | 23,415 | 33,755 | 668 | 19,794 | |||||
Sligo | 14,886 | 254 | 17,054 | 14,109 | 249 | 17,650 | 616 | 13 | 20,422 | 29,610 | 515 | 17,408 | |||||
Tipperary | 38,049 | 683 | 17,945 | 41,394 | 772 | 18,662 | 1,804 | 41 | 22,904 | 81,247 | 1,497 | 18,420 | |||||
Waterford | 27,121 | 433 | 15,956 | 28,986 | 486 | 16,762 | 2,860 | 59 | 20,671 | 58,966 | 978 | 16,581 | |||||
Westmeath | 20,050 | 360 | 17,965 | 20,955 | 395 | 18,829 | 1,196 | 25 | 21,247 | 42,201 | 780 | 18,487 | |||||
Wexford | 36,467 | 633 | 17,354 | 37,536 | 669 | 17,831 | 3,631 | 77 | 21,104 | 77,634 | 1,379 | 17,760 | |||||
Wicklow | 34,653 | 546 | 15,743 | 34,342 | 572 | 16,660 | 1,305 | 25 | 19,370 | 70,299 | 1,143 | 16,258 | |||||
Total | 1,021,364 | 15,934 | 15,600 | 1,057,533 | 17,529 | 16,575 | 89,202 | 1,991 | 22,319 | 2,168,099 | 35,453 | 16,352 | |||||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.8 Road traffic volumes for goods vehicles by year of registration and unladen weight, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Year of registration | Unladen weight | ||||||||||||||
0 to 2 tonnes | 2 to 5 tonnes | 5 to 7.5 tonnes | 7.5 to 10 tonnes | ||||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | ||||
2006 or earlier | 59,903 | 846 | 14,123 | 17,927 | 363 | 20,237 | 1,155 | 26 | 22,731 | 1,369 | 43 | 31,670 | |||
2007 | 18,348 | 267 | 14,526 | 8,094 | 163 | 20,095 | 306 | 7 | 23,151 | 414 | 13 | 32,536 | |||
2008 | 14,413 | 213 | 14,791 | 6,235 | 126 | 20,275 | 341 | 8 | 22,586 | 354 | 11 | 32,226 | |||
2009 | 6,608 | 119 | 18,001 | 2,612 | 52 | 20,086 | 215 | 5 | 23,266 | 257 | 8 | 32,442 | |||
2010 | 6,448 | 115 | 17,902 | 2,514 | 52 | 20,804 | 155 | 3 | 22,348 | 209 | 7 | 32,682 | |||
2011 | 6,753 | 124 | 18,362 | 2,464 | 51 | 20,732 | 120 | 3 | 23,908 | 175 | 5 | 30,681 | |||
2012 | 6,821 | 129 | 18,861 | 2,566 | 56 | 21,749 | 150 | 4 | 26,250 | 189 | 6 | 31,882 | |||
2013 | 8,623 | 165 | 19,178 | 3,384 | 76 | 22,475 | 231 | 6 | 26,668 | 338 | 11 | 33,523 | |||
2014 | 13,121 | 279 | 21,251 | 5,062 | 117 | 23,082 | 233 | 6 | 26,246 | 412 | 14 | 33,566 | |||
2015 | 16,899 | 374 | 22,157 | 7,366 | 178 | 24,124 | 277 | 8 | 27,095 | 476 | 16 | 33,309 | |||
2016 | 20,991 | 476 | 22,663 | 10,794 | 262 | 24,274 | 352 | 9 | 25,434 | 708 | 24 | 34,438 | |||
2017 | 19,491 | 449 | 23,019 | 11,738 | 291 | 24,756 | 381 | 10 | 26,908 | 696 | 26 | 36,943 | |||
2018 | 19,665 | 455 | 23,153 | 13,311 | 329 | 24,732 | 428 | 11 | 25,552 | 735 | 25 | 34,140 | |||
2019 | 9,959 | 227 | 22,791 | 6,580 | 150 | 22,846 | 201 | 5 | 25,049 | 329 | 11 | 33,640 | |||
Total | 228,046 | 4,238 | 18,584 | 100,649 | 2,266 | 22,517 | 4,546 | 111 | 24,482 | 6,661 | 222 | 33,338 | |||
Unladen weight | |||||||||||||||
10 to 12.5 tonnes | Over 12.5 tonnes | All vehicles | |||||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||||||
2006 or earlier | 1,950 | 80 | 40,880 | 1,755 | 99 | 56,219 | 84,059 | 1,457 | 17,331 | ||||||
2007 | 618 | 25 | 40,938 | 783 | 44 | 55,873 | 28,563 | 519 | 18,162 | ||||||
2008 | 426 | 18 | 41,379 | 613 | 34 | 55,557 | 22,382 | 410 | 18,335 | ||||||
2009 | 186 | 8 | 40,798 | 274 | 15 | 56,003 | 10,152 | 208 | 20,458 | ||||||
2010 | 176 | 7 | 39,749 | 221 | 12 | 55,352 | 9,723 | 197 | 20,288 | ||||||
2011 | 215 | 9 | 40,001 | 339 | 19 | 54,773 | 10,066 | 211 | 20,912 | ||||||
2012 | 261 | 10 | 39,093 | 449 | 25 | 55,423 | 10,437 | 230 | 21,991 | ||||||
2013 | 348 | 15 | 43,018 | 786 | 47 | 59,466 | 13,711 | 321 | 23,388 | ||||||
2014 | 534 | 23 | 43,365 | 1,062 | 61 | 57,315 | 20,426 | 500 | 24,465 | ||||||
2015 | 555 | 25 | 44,927 | 1,055 | 61 | 58,241 | 26,628 | 662 | 24,855 | ||||||
2016 | 883 | 38 | 43,381 | 1,882 | 110 | 58,558 | 35,610 | 920 | 25,824 | ||||||
2017 | 900 | 39 | 43,233 | 2,066 | 121 | 58,671 | 35,272 | 935 | 26,518 | ||||||
2018 | 889 | 38 | 43,249 | 2,053 | 121 | 58,979 | 37,081 | 980 | 26,430 | ||||||
2019 | 485 | 21 | 43,501 | 1,033 | 60 | 58,527 | 18,587 | 475 | 25,553 | ||||||
Total | 8,424 | 356 | 42,233 | 14,373 | 830 | 57,721 | 362,699 | 8,023 | 22,121 | ||||||
Source: CSO |
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