In 2013, Irish licensed vehicles travelled a total of 41.8 billion kilometres. Each vehicle travelled, on average, 16,949 kilometres in 2013.
Private cars accounted for 78% of the total number of licensed vehicles and 77% of the total distance travelled in 2013. On average, each private car travelled 16,736 kilometres in 2013.
Private cars belonging to residents of County Leitrim were driven further on average than private cars of residents of any other county in 2013.
Table 5.1 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type, 2002 - 2013 | |||||||||
Year | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total |
Vehicle population | |||||||||
2002 | 1,437,985 | 228,658 | 32,835 | 73,356 | 18,215 | 7,050 | 14,851 | 20,754 | 1,833,705 |
2003 | 1,500,123 | 244,634 | 33,920 | 74,700 | 19,947 | 7,203 | 15,909 | 22,285 | 1,918,721 |
2004 | 1,568,619 | 262,323 | 34,768 | 76,061 | 21,251 | 7,373 | 17,177 | 25,541 | 2,013,113 |
2005 | 1,647,331 | 280,217 | 34,373 | 76,002 | 22,315 | 7,489 | 18,672 | 28,751 | 2,115,150 |
2006 | 1,746,845 | 305,743 | 34,410 | 76,908 | 23,644 | 7,771 | 20,231 | 31,436 | 2,246,988 |
2007 | 1,858,906 | 335,716 | 35,841 | 78,861 | 26,139 | 8,181 | 22,348 | 34,483 | 2,400,476 |
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 |
Vehicle kilometres (million) | |||||||||
2002 | 25,192 | 5,367 | 121 | 1,377 | 714 | 267 | 265 | 229 | 33,533 |
2003 | 26,633 | 5,819 | 127 | 1,421 | 792 | 277 | 287 | 249 | 35,606 |
2004 | 28,418 | 6,367 | 133 | 1,476 | 862 | 289 | 317 | 292 | 38,154 |
2005 | 29,586 | 6,743 | 130 | 1,463 | 897 | 291 | 341 | 326 | 39,777 |
2006 | 30,660 | 7,190 | 127 | 1,446 | 929 | 295 | 361 | 348 | 41,357 |
2007 | 31,973 | 7,736 | 130 | 1,453 | 1,006 | 305 | 391 | 374 | 43,368 |
2008 | 32,592 | 7,958 | 135 | 1,435 | 1,100 | 315 | 419 | 402 | 44,357 |
2009 | 32,572 | 7,455 | 135 | 1,370 | 993 | 329 | 434 | 428 | 43,716 |
2010 | 32,055 | 6,870 | 123 | 1,263 | 920 | 311 | 425 | 442 | 42,409 |
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 |
Average vehicle kilometres | |||||||||
2002 | 17,519 | 23,472 | 3,694 | 18,771 | 39,202 | 37,938 | 17,833 | 11,045 | 18,287 |
2003 | 17,754 | 23,786 | 3,743 | 19,022 | 39,727 | 38,446 | 18,071 | 11,193 | 18,557 |
2004 | 18,117 | 24,272 | 3,820 | 19,411 | 40,539 | 39,232 | 18,441 | 11,422 | 18,953 |
2005 | 17,960 | 24,063 | 3,787 | 19,243 | 40,189 | 38,893 | 18,281 | 11,323 | 18,806 |
2006 | 17,552 | 23,516 | 3,701 | 18,806 | 39,275 | 38,009 | 17,866 | 11,065 | 18,406 |
2007 | 17,200 | 23,044 | 3,626 | 18,429 | 38,487 | 37,246 | 17,507 | 10,844 | 18,067 |
2008 | 16,863 | 22,593 | 3,555 | 18,068 | 37,734 | 36,517 | 17,165 | 10,631 | 17,725 |
2009 | 17,010 | 21,630 | 3,472 | 18,019 | 34,289 | 37,928 | 16,921 | 10,337 | 17,634 |
2010 | 16,959 | 20,708 | 3,238 | 17,536 | 33,352 | 37,112 | 16,629 | 9,992 | 17,397 |
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 |
Source: CSO |
Table 5.2 Road traffic statistics of national fleet by year of registration and vehicle type, 2013 | |||||||||||
Year of registration | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | ||||||||
Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | |||
2001 or earlier | 346,237 | 4,617 | 13,380 | 47,849 | 717 | 15,110 | 6,724 | 16 | 2,353 | ||
2002 | 105,226 | 1,512 | 14,368 | 15,106 | 240 | 15,903 | 2,118 | 5 | 2,571 | ||
2003 | 112,421 | 1,780 | 15,831 | 18,635 | 377 | 20,239 | 2,116 | 6 | 2,650 | ||
2004 | 131,582 | 2,100 | 15,963 | 21,702 | 449 | 20,695 | 2,192 | 6 | 2,734 | ||
2005 | 160,253 | 2,723 | 16,990 | 31,302 | 652 | 20,824 | 2,476 | 7 | 2,819 | ||
2006 | 180,133 | 3,014 | 16,730 | 38,750 | 825 | 21,285 | 2,866 | 8 | 2,908 | ||
2007 | 195,254 | 3,312 | 16,963 | 42,044 | 902 | 21,462 | 3,590 | 11 | 2,998 | ||
2008 | 176,645 | 3,083 | 17,454 | 31,829 | 694 | 21,802 | 3,845 | 12 | 3,087 | ||
2009 | 88,681 | 1,671 | 18,845 | 15,959 | 342 | 21,450 | 3,039 | 10 | 3,186 | ||
2010 | 119,643 | 2,274 | 19,010 | 13,819 | 304 | 21,965 | 2,299 | 8 | 3,283 | ||
2011 | 123,778 | 2,446 | 19,761 | 13,768 | 316 | 22,941 | 1,866 | 6 | 3,382 | ||
2012 | 107,800 | 2,176 | 20,182 | 13,639 | 318 | 23,291 | 1,600 | 6 | 3,488 | ||
2013 | 66,286 | 1,322 | 19,944 | 8,176 | 185 | 22,609 | 938 | 3 | 3,582 | ||
Total | 1,913,939 | 32,031 | 16,736 | 312,578 | 6,320 | 20,220 | 35,670 | 103 | 2,887 | ||
Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | |||||||||
Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | |||
2001 or earlier | 37,614 | 477 | 14,023 | 1,924 | 62 | 32,465 | 1,552 | 40 | 25,744 | ||
2002 | 3,894 | 61 | 15,699 | 853 | 29 | 34,211 | 371 | 10 | 27,306 | ||
2003 | 3,914 | 63 | 16,070 | 1,192 | 43 | 35,855 | 443 | 16 | 35,302 | ||
2004 | 4,364 | 72 | 16,398 | 1,882 | 69 | 36,785 | 545 | 20 | 35,823 | ||
2005 | 5,037 | 85 | 16,893 | 2,724 | 105 | 38,519 | 605 | 21 | 35,146 | ||
2006 | 5,478 | 95 | 17,381 | 3,180 | 121 | 38,044 | 945 | 38 | 40,430 | ||
2007 | 6,043 | 108 | 17,846 | 3,646 | 139 | 38,196 | 905 | 35 | 38,485 | ||
2008 | 5,768 | 107 | 18,598 | 2,535 | 94 | 37,235 | 1,113 | 46 | 41,572 | ||
2009 | 3,471 | 67 | 19,287 | 1,388 | 52 | 37,572 | 532 | 21 | 39,257 | ||
2010 | 2,411 | 48 | 20,090 | 1,470 | 54 | 36,720 | 291 | 11 | 37,003 | ||
2011 | 3,090 | 63 | 20,499 | 1,101 | 40 | 36,641 | 302 | 12 | 38,569 | ||
2012 | 2,979 | 63 | 21,063 | 1,281 | 49 | 37,910 | 448 | 21 | 45,844 | ||
2013 | 1,737 | 35 | 20,205 | 430 | 15 | 34,994 | 256 | 10 | 38,656 | ||
Total | 85,801 | 1,344 | 15,665 | 23,605 | 873 | 36,994 | 8,307 | 299 | 36,014 | ||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | All vehicles | |||||||||
Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | |||
2001 or earlier | 2,123 | 29 | 13,967 | 31,742 | 145 | 7,867 | 475,764 | 6,103 | 13,107 | ||
2002 | 753 | 12 | 15,298 | 1,294 | 11 | 8,585 | 129,613 | 1,881 | 14,509 | ||
2003 | 726 | 11 | 15,532 | 1,472 | 12 | 8,155 | 140,920 | 2,307 | 16,372 | ||
2004 | 1,019 | 17 | 16,490 | 1,887 | 15 | 7,880 | 165,174 | 2,747 | 16,634 | ||
2005 | 1,448 | 25 | 17,381 | 2,419 | 22 | 8,937 | 206,265 | 3,640 | 17,645 | ||
2006 | 2,024 | 36 | 17,633 | 2,922 | 24 | 8,339 | 236,299 | 4,161 | 17,610 | ||
2007 | 2,966 | 54 | 18,167 | 3,310 | 27 | 8,219 | 257,757 | 4,588 | 17,801 | ||
2008 | 2,510 | 43 | 17,109 | 3,359 | 25 | 7,556 | 227,605 | 4,105 | 18,036 | ||
2009 | 1,481 | 25 | 16,753 | 2,818 | 18 | 6,473 | 117,369 | 2,206 | 18,797 | ||
2010 | 1,759 | 30 | 17,005 | 2,405 | 15 | 6,152 | 144,098 | 2,743 | 19,039 | ||
2011 | 2,519 | 44 | 17,487 | 1,679 | 12 | 7,100 | 148,102 | 2,939 | 19,848 | ||
2012 | 4,304 | 74 | 17,143 | 1,520 | 13 | 8,420 | 133,571 | 2,717 | 20,344 | ||
2013 | 2,531 | 42 | 16,768 | 805 | 5 | 6,421 | 81,159 | 1,618 | 19,934 | ||
Total | 26,164 | 442 | 16,880 | 57,632 | 345 | 5,981 | 2,463,696 | 41,757 | 16,949 | ||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.3 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type and type of fuel, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 1,228,020 | 17,402 | 14,171 | 668,918 | 14,359 | 21,466 | 17,001 | 270 | 15,890 | 1,913,939 | 32,031 | 16,736 | |||
Goods vehicles | 743 | 12 | 16,275 | 311,744 | 6,307 | 20,230 | 91 | 2 | 19,244 | 312,578 | 6,320 | 20,220 | |||
Motorcycles | 35,590 | 103 | 2,886 | 25 | 0 | 2,986 | 56 | 0 | 3,196 | 35,670 | 103 | 2,887 | |||
Tractors and machinery | 372 | 3 | 9,091 | 85,356 | 1,340 | 15,699 | 72 | 1 | 8,703 | 85,801 | 1,344 | 15,665 | |||
Small PSVs | 7,155 | 255 | 35,569 | 16,283 | 613 | 37,649 | 166 | 6 | 34,109 | 23,605 | 873 | 36,994 | |||
Large PSVs | 21 | 1 | 36,336 | 8,286 | 298 | 36,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,307 | 299 | 36,014 | |||
Exempt vehicles | 8,246 | 128 | 15,549 | 17,729 | 310 | 17,499 | 189 | 3 | 16,954 | 26,164 | 442 | 16,880 | |||
Other vehicles | 18,444 | 69 | 3,765 | 39,093 | 275 | 7,030 | 96 | 0 | 4,460 | 57,633 | 345 | 5,981 | |||
Total | 1,298,591 | 17,973 | 14,964 | 1,147,435 | 23,502 | 20,482 | 17,671 | 282 | 15,958 | 2,463,697 | 41,757 | 16,949 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.4A Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 25,441 | 464 | 18,254 | 5,368 | 103 | 19,272 | 501 | 1 | 2,828 | 1,972 | 29 | 14,811 | 184 | 7 | 35,464 | ||||
Cavan | 27,878 | 534 | 19,151 | 6,944 | 137 | 19,707 | 374 | 1 | 2,918 | 2,831 | 44 | 15,603 | 188 | 7 | 38,782 | ||||
Clare | 52,144 | 976 | 18,727 | 9,747 | 188 | 19,275 | 839 | 2 | 2,873 | 3,209 | 52 | 16,220 | 468 | 16 | 34,017 | ||||
Cork | 237,473 | 3,969 | 16,714 | 37,785 | 752 | 19,902 | 4,848 | 14 | 2,857 | 11,129 | 173 | 15,556 | 2,208 | 82 | 37,369 | ||||
Donegal | 60,741 | 1,124 | 18,507 | 13,051 | 219 | 16,756 | 738 | 2 | 3,014 | 3,770 | 65 | 17,117 | 455 | 18 | 39,593 | ||||
Dublin | 499,334 | 6,807 | 13,633 | 55,218 | 1,216 | 22,019 | 11,399 | 33 | 2,917 | 1,739 | 26 | 14,684 | 11,754 | 425 | 36,187 | ||||
Galway | 102,210 | 1,869 | 18,289 | 19,120 | 373 | 19,524 | 1,252 | 4 | 2,892 | 5,850 | 95 | 16,224 | 1,014 | 37 | 36,906 | ||||
Kerry | 65,062 | 1,143 | 17,566 | 12,534 | 225 | 17,950 | 990 | 3 | 2,845 | 4,415 | 69 | 15,602 | 502 | 18 | 35,100 | ||||
Kildare | 90,524 | 1,566 | 17,295 | 12,850 | 282 | 21,926 | 1,766 | 5 | 2,884 | 2,405 | 36 | 15,129 | 975 | 38 | 39,223 | ||||
Kilkenny | 40,282 | 715 | 17,747 | 7,413 | 145 | 19,567 | 805 | 2 | 2,841 | 3,989 | 61 | 15,239 | 233 | 9 | 38,680 | ||||
Laois | 30,029 | 565 | 18,805 | 5,347 | 118 | 22,119 | 440 | 1 | 2,862 | 2,886 | 44 | 15,134 | 241 | 10 | 39,533 | ||||
Leitrim | 13,200 | 263 | 19,956 | 3,064 | 55 | 17,855 | 132 | 0 | 2,839 | 1,070 | 17 | 16,161 | 90 | 3 | 38,677 | ||||
Limerick | 82,869 | 1,485 | 17,924 | 13,055 | 272 | 20,812 | 1,342 | 4 | 2,859 | 3,791 | 59 | 15,570 | 756 | 28 | 36,435 | ||||
Longford | 15,720 | 304 | 19,323 | 3,250 | 66 | 20,315 | 210 | 1 | 2,838 | 1,399 | 22 | 15,589 | 96 | 4 | 40,898 | ||||
Louth | 45,364 | 787 | 17,341 | 7,201 | 145 | 20,117 | 709 | 2 | 2,902 | 1,180 | 18 | 15,614 | 586 | 23 | 39,501 | ||||
Mayo | 53,980 | 1,008 | 18,682 | 14,606 | 267 | 18,265 | 609 | 2 | 2,930 | 5,271 | 81 | 15,452 | 361 | 13 | 36,176 | ||||
Meath | 75,970 | 1,359 | 17,888 | 13,231 | 292 | 22,034 | 1,527 | 4 | 2,892 | 2,891 | 45 | 15,393 | 1,083 | 43 | 39,373 | ||||
Monaghan | 23,091 | 450 | 19,509 | 6,797 | 146 | 21,462 | 262 | 1 | 2,971 | 1,868 | 31 | 16,468 | 100 | 4 | 39,055 | ||||
Offaly | 30,050 | 550 | 18,304 | 6,057 | 118 | 19,432 | 557 | 2 | 2,848 | 2,604 | 41 | 15,862 | 213 | 8 | 39,279 | ||||
Roscommon | 28,788 | 569 | 19,763 | 5,651 | 109 | 19,313 | 301 | 1 | 2,918 | 2,603 | 43 | 16,542 | 157 | 6 | 37,639 | ||||
Sligo | 27,096 | 487 | 17,979 | 5,367 | 96 | 17,899 | 377 | 1 | 2,886 | 1,796 | 29 | 16,124 | 199 | 7 | 36,545 | ||||
Tipperary North | 32,880 | 609 | 18,528 | 5,961 | 122 | 20,534 | 551 | 2 | 2,834 | 2,718 | 43 | 15,675 | 148 | 6 | 39,219 | ||||
Tipperary South | 38,825 | 710 | 18,277 | 6,962 | 140 | 20,157 | 765 | 2 | 2,872 | 3,170 | 49 | 15,504 | 163 | 6 | 38,175 | ||||
Waterford | 50,932 | 840 | 16,483 | 7,621 | 149 | 19,577 | 1,075 | 3 | 2,846 | 2,373 | 36 | 15,300 | 335 | 12 | 35,997 | ||||
Westmeath | 37,121 | 689 | 18,548 | 7,004 | 140 | 20,039 | 549 | 2 | 2,858 | 2,282 | 35 | 15,423 | 345 | 13 | 38,779 | ||||
Wexford | 65,174 | 1,174 | 18,015 | 13,085 | 290 | 22,160 | 1,320 | 4 | 2,839 | 4,674 | 72 | 15,368 | 313 | 12 | 39,191 | ||||
Wicklow | 61,759 | 1,014 | 16,414 | 8,290 | 156 | 18,787 | 1,431 | 4 | 2,875 | 1,915 | 29 | 15,200 | 439 | 17 | 38,380 | ||||
Total | 1,913,939 | 32,031 | 16,736 | 312,578 | 6,320 | 20,220 | 35,670 | 103 | 2,887 | 85,801 | 1,344 | 15,665 | 23,605 | 873 | 36,994 | ||||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.4B Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 97 | 3 | 27,109 | 264 | 4 | 15,921 | 1,082 | 6 | 5,975 | 34,908 | 618 | 17,712 | |||
Cavan | 164 | 6 | 37,861 | 350 | 7 | 19,108 | 1,216 | 6 | 5,319 | 39,945 | 743 | 18,592 | |||
Clare | 182 | 6 | 31,394 | 723 | 12 | 17,257 | 1,979 | 10 | 5,150 | 69,291 | 1,263 | 18,229 | |||
Cork | 761 | 25 | 32,262 | 3,040 | 47 | 15,502 | 7,587 | 45 | 5,905 | 304,829 | 5,107 | 16,754 | |||
Donegal | 488 | 15 | 30,514 | 932 | 18 | 19,812 | 3,750 | 21 | 5,555 | 83,926 | 1,482 | 17,656 | |||
Dublin | 2,380 | 103 | 43,263 | 8,786 | 142 | 16,193 | 6,896 | 54 | 7,836 | 597,506 | 8,807 | 14,739 | |||
Galway | 458 | 15 | 33,445 | 1,599 | 30 | 18,501 | 4,272 | 29 | 6,844 | 135,776 | 2,453 | 18,065 | |||
Kerry | 425 | 13 | 31,410 | 822 | 13 | 16,370 | 3,315 | 15 | 4,522 | 88,065 | 1,499 | 17,021 | |||
Kildare | 341 | 12 | 34,232 | 883 | 16 | 17,986 | 2,065 | 11 | 5,513 | 111,810 | 1,966 | 17,584 | |||
Kilkenny | 218 | 8 | 37,880 | 484 | 10 | 19,979 | 1,327 | 7 | 5,405 | 54,751 | 957 | 17,482 | |||
Laois | 132 | 4 | 28,044 | 313 | 5 | 17,092 | 984 | 6 | 6,107 | 40,372 | 752 | 18,639 | |||
Leitrim | 86 | 2 | 26,466 | 203 | 3 | 16,220 | 787 | 3 | 4,378 | 18,632 | 348 | 18,692 | |||
Limerick | 267 | 9 | 33,780 | 1,027 | 17 | 16,555 | 2,718 | 14 | 5,292 | 105,825 | 1,888 | 17,840 | |||
Longford | 80 | 3 | 32,054 | 201 | 4 | 18,864 | 778 | 3 | 4,463 | 21,736 | 406 | 18,677 | |||
Louth | 160 | 6 | 37,375 | 663 | 12 | 17,947 | 926 | 6 | 6,825 | 56,788 | 999 | 17,598 | |||
Mayo | 286 | 9 | 32,813 | 932 | 16 | 17,518 | 1,831 | 17 | 9,476 | 77,877 | 1,415 | 18,165 | |||
Meath | 282 | 9 | 30,597 | 709 | 12 | 17,236 | 1,713 | 11 | 6,342 | 97,406 | 1,774 | 18,210 | |||
Monaghan | 181 | 7 | 38,345 | 296 | 5 | 17,890 | 970 | 5 | 5,196 | 33,565 | 649 | 19,338 | |||
Offaly | 148 | 4 | 28,456 | 290 | 5 | 18,273 | 1,441 | 8 | 5,424 | 41,360 | 736 | 17,803 | |||
Roscommon | 94 | 3 | 31,574 | 380 | 8 | 20,118 | 1,518 | 7 | 4,525 | 39,491 | 745 | 18,875 | |||
Sligo | 101 | 3 | 32,942 | 367 | 6 | 16,804 | 1,335 | 7 | 5,038 | 36,639 | 637 | 17,380 | |||
Tipperary North | 144 | 5 | 31,381 | 393 | 7 | 17,571 | 1,115 | 7 | 5,859 | 43,909 | 800 | 18,209 | |||
Tipperary South | 160 | 6 | 35,491 | 483 | 8 | 16,365 | 1,290 | 7 | 5,223 | 51,817 | 928 | 17,905 | |||
Waterford | 145 | 6 | 39,729 | 571 | 9 | 15,541 | 1,320 | 7 | 5,607 | 64,371 | 1,062 | 16,500 | |||
Westmeath | 133 | 4 | 32,212 | 304 | 5 | 15,172 | 1,186 | 7 | 5,545 | 48,923 | 894 | 18,283 | |||
Wexford | 213 | 7 | 33,061 | 600 | 10 | 16,959 | 2,430 | 14 | 5,744 | 87,808 | 1,583 | 18,029 | |||
Wicklow | 182 | 7 | 40,377 | 550 | 9 | 16,522 | 1,801 | 10 | 5,325 | 76,369 | 1,246 | 16,310 | |||
Total | 8,307 | 299 | 36,014 | 26,164 | 442 | 16,880 | 57,633 | 345 | 5,981 | 2,463,697 | 41,757 | 16,949 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.5 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by month of year and vehicle type, 2013 | |||||||||||
Month | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | ||||||||
Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 1,903,001 | 2,557 | 1,260 | 311,944 | 508 | 1,490 | 35,845 | 8 | 206 | ||
February | 1,906,098 | 2,599 | 1,292 | 311,689 | 515 | 1,531 | 35,715 | 8 | 213 | ||
March | 1,909,430 | 2,796 | 1,400 | 311,410 | 552 | 1,660 | 35,497 | 9 | 230 | ||
April | 1,911,310 | 2,783 | 1,400 | 310,883 | 547 | 1,662 | 35,282 | 9 | 231 | ||
May | 1,911,967 | 2,898 | 1,462 | 310,353 | 568 | 1,736 | 35,168 | 9 | 242 | ||
June | 1,909,954 | 2,901 | 1,415 | 309,886 | 549 | 1,682 | 35,034 | 9 | 235 | ||
July | 1,912,873 | 2,975 | 1,501 | 310,375 | 583 | 1,783 | 35,193 | 9 | 250 | ||
August | 1,916,454 | 2,978 | 1,498 | 311,825 | 585 | 1,782 | 35,526 | 10 | 250 | ||
September | 1,919,231 | 2,717 | 1,360 | 313,374 | 536 | 1,619 | 35,884 | 9 | 228 | ||
October | 1,921,373 | 2,531 | 1,260 | 315,022 | 502 | 1,500 | 36,117 | 8 | 211 | ||
November | 1,922,535 | 2,353 | 1,164 | 316,446 | 468 | 1,383 | 36,287 | 8 | 195 | ||
December | 1,923,047 | 2,044 | 1,003 | 317,726 | 408 | 1,190 | 36,492 | 7 | 167 | ||
Total | 1,913,939 | 32,031 | 16,736 | 312,578 | 6,320 | 20,220 | 35,670 | 103 | 2,887 | ||
Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | |||||||||
Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 78,296 | 99 | 1,108 | 24,264 | 73 | 2,890 | 8,181 | 24 | 2,748 | ||
February | 79,225 | 101 | 1,145 | 24,165 | 73 | 2,942 | 8,190 | 24 | 2,803 | ||
March | 80,131 | 110 | 1,247 | 24,035 | 78 | 3,165 | 8,197 | 26 | 3,024 | ||
April | 80,989 | 110 | 1,254 | 23,900 | 77 | 3,146 | 8,213 | 26 | 3,020 | ||
May | 81,917 | 116 | 1,318 | 23,759 | 80 | 3,268 | 8,261 | 27 | 3,160 | ||
June | 82,866 | 114 | 1,285 | 23,627 | 77 | 3,153 | 8,284 | 26 | 3,064 | ||
July | 84,036 | 123 | 1,373 | 23,495 | 81 | 3,326 | 8,312 | 28 | 3,253 | ||
August | 85,436 | 125 | 1,382 | 23,399 | 80 | 3,306 | 8,345 | 28 | 3,252 | ||
September | 88,079 | 117 | 1,268 | 23,298 | 72 | 2,987 | 8,381 | 26 | 2,960 | ||
October | 94,334 | 118 | 1,204 | 23,187 | 67 | 2,756 | 8,405 | 24 | 2,745 | ||
November | 96,437 | 112 | 1,122 | 23,108 | 62 | 2,539 | 8,437 | 22 | 2,541 | ||
December | 97,862 | 99 | 972 | 23,021 | 54 | 2,185 | 8,474 | 19 | 2,198 | ||
Total | 85,801 | 1,344 | 15,665 | 23,605 | 873 | 36,994 | 8,307 | 299 | 36,014 | ||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total | |||||||||
Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | Km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 24,269 | 33 | 1,223 | 56,561 | 28 | 446 | 2,442,362 | 3,329 | 1,270 | ||
February | 24,619 | 34 | 1,263 | 56,574 | 28 | 457 | 2,446,275 | 3,383 | 1,303 | ||
March | 25,059 | 37 | 1,380 | 56,557 | 30 | 494 | 2,450,316 | 3,638 | 1,412 | ||
April | 25,442 | 38 | 1,391 | 56,609 | 30 | 493 | 2,452,628 | 3,620 | 1,412 | ||
May | 25,835 | 40 | 1,464 | 56,708 | 31 | 514 | 2,453,967 | 3,769 | 1,475 | ||
June | 26,124 | 39 | 1,426 | 56,789 | 30 | 498 | 2,452,565 | 3,643 | 1,428 | ||
July | 26,434 | 41 | 1,519 | 57,071 | 32 | 528 | 2,457,790 | 3,871 | 1,515 | ||
August | 26,842 | 42 | 1,526 | 57,527 | 32 | 529 | 2,465,355 | 3,880 | 1,513 | ||
September | 27,099 | 39 | 1,390 | 58,202 | 29 | 478 | 2,473,546 | 3,544 | 1,374 | ||
October | 27,302 | 36 | 1,292 | 59,192 | 28 | 443 | 2,484,931 | 3,313 | 1,274 | ||
November | 27,437 | 34 | 1,196 | 59,688 | 26 | 410 | 2,490,376 | 3,085 | 1,177 | ||
December | 27,511 | 29 | 1,033 | 60,104 | 23 | 355 | 2,494,239 | 2,683 | 1,014 | ||
Total | 26,164 | 442 | 16,880 | 57,632 | 345 | 5,981 | 2,463,696 | 41,757 | 16,949 | ||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.6 Road traffic volumes for private cars by engine capacity and type of fuel, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 136,514 | 1,654 | 12,115 | 133 | 3 | 19,420 | 247 | 4 | 15,849 | 136,895 | 1,660 | 12,129 | |||
1001 - 1200 | 118,936 | 1,522 | 12,800 | 1,994 | 42 | 20,963 | 6,132 | 95 | 15,507 | 127,062 | 1,659 | 13,059 | |||
1201 - 1400 | 530,216 | 7,489 | 14,124 | 49,309 | 1,032 | 20,920 | 1,469 | 23 | 15,339 | 580,994 | 8,543 | 14,704 | |||
1401 - 1600 | 262,947 | 4,046 | 15,389 | 168,722 | 3,522 | 20,872 | 2,489 | 39 | 15,672 | 434,159 | 7,607 | 17,521 | |||
1601 - 1800 | 82,581 | 1,281 | 15,518 | 40,493 | 856 | 21,142 | 3,596 | 58 | 16,059 | 126,670 | 2,195 | 17,331 | |||
1801 - 2000 | 71,960 | 1,052 | 14,619 | 327,789 | 7,227 | 22,049 | 1,450 | 25 | 17,253 | 401,199 | 8,304 | 20,699 | |||
Over 2000 | 24,866 | 357 | 14,350 | 80,477 | 1,678 | 20,847 | 1,618 | 27 | 16,587 | 106,961 | 2,061 | 19,272 | |||
Total | 1,228,020 | 17,402 | 14,171 | 668,918 | 14,359 | 21,466 | 17,001 | 270 | 15,890 | 1,913,939 | 32,031 | 16,736 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.7 Road traffic volumes for private cars by county of owner and gender, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 12,131 | 215 | 17,742 | 12,761 | 238 | 18,614 | 549 | 12 | 21,180 | 25,441 | 464 | 18,254 | |||
Cavan | 13,603 | 258 | 18,982 | 13,786 | 264 | 19,118 | 490 | 12 | 24,743 | 27,878 | 534 | 19,151 | |||
Clare | 25,974 | 473 | 18,194 | 25,502 | 490 | 19,209 | 667 | 14 | 21,078 | 52,144 | 976 | 18,727 | |||
Cork | 113,565 | 1,811 | 15,946 | 118,277 | 2,024 | 17,116 | 5,631 | 134 | 23,763 | 237,473 | 3,969 | 16,714 | |||
Donegal | 28,945 | 527 | 18,223 | 30,677 | 572 | 18,649 | 1,119 | 25 | 21,925 | 60,741 | 1,124 | 18,507 | |||
Dublin | 234,958 | 2,843 | 12,102 | 232,816 | 3,222 | 13,841 | 31,560 | 742 | 23,498 | 499,334 | 6,807 | 13,633 | |||
Galway | 51,262 | 914 | 17,836 | 49,135 | 912 | 18,552 | 1,813 | 44 | 24,004 | 102,210 | 1,869 | 18,289 | |||
Kerry | 31,734 | 549 | 17,311 | 32,238 | 571 | 17,716 | 1,091 | 22 | 20,511 | 65,062 | 1,143 | 17,566 | |||
Kildare | 44,214 | 727 | 16,443 | 43,737 | 776 | 17,744 | 2,572 | 63 | 24,328 | 90,524 | 1,566 | 17,295 | |||
Kilkenny | 19,179 | 330 | 17,194 | 20,337 | 368 | 18,093 | 766 | 17 | 22,406 | 40,282 | 715 | 17,747 | |||
Laois | 14,429 | 263 | 18,201 | 15,131 | 292 | 19,294 | 469 | 10 | 21,586 | 30,029 | 565 | 18,805 | |||
Leitrim | 6,707 | 132 | 19,641 | 6,378 | 129 | 20,216 | 116 | 3 | 23,899 | 13,200 | 263 | 19,956 | |||
Limerick | 39,235 | 673 | 17,147 | 41,240 | 755 | 18,307 | 2,394 | 58 | 24,061 | 82,869 | 1,485 | 17,924 | |||
Longford | 7,463 | 140 | 18,800 | 7,905 | 155 | 19,566 | 353 | 9 | 24,935 | 15,720 | 304 | 19,323 | |||
Louth | 21,944 | 364 | 16,604 | 22,559 | 404 | 17,891 | 860 | 19 | 21,755 | 45,364 | 787 | 17,341 | |||
Mayo | 26,422 | 486 | 18,390 | 26,514 | 498 | 18,775 | 1,045 | 25 | 23,739 | 53,980 | 1,008 | 18,682 | |||
Meath | 38,009 | 652 | 17,163 | 36,851 | 683 | 18,533 | 1,111 | 24 | 21,259 | 75,970 | 1,359 | 17,888 | |||
Monaghan | 11,490 | 219 | 19,085 | 11,132 | 220 | 19,793 | 470 | 11 | 23,156 | 23,091 | 450 | 19,509 | |||
Offaly | 14,258 | 252 | 17,649 | 15,345 | 288 | 18,758 | 447 | 11 | 23,629 | 30,050 | 550 | 18,304 | |||
Roscommon | 12,976 | 248 | 19,125 | 12,936 | 255 | 19,726 | 2,877 | 66 | 22,810 | 28,788 | 569 | 19,763 | |||
Sligo | 13,647 | 236 | 17,296 | 13,011 | 242 | 18,564 | 438 | 10 | 21,872 | 27,096 | 487 | 17,979 | |||
Tipperary North | 15,505 | 280 | 18,029 | 16,666 | 313 | 18,752 | 709 | 17 | 24,180 | 32,880 | 609 | 18,528 | |||
Tipperary South | 18,256 | 323 | 17,686 | 19,795 | 369 | 18,645 | 774 | 18 | 22,828 | 38,825 | 710 | 18,277 | |||
Waterford | 24,126 | 381 | 15,792 | 25,212 | 424 | 16,811 | 1,593 | 35 | 21,744 | 50,932 | 840 | 16,483 | |||
Westmeath | 17,879 | 321 | 17,950 | 18,316 | 346 | 18,903 | 926 | 21 | 23,068 | 37,121 | 689 | 18,548 | |||
Wexford | 31,159 | 545 | 17,477 | 31,653 | 580 | 18,322 | 2,362 | 50 | 21,001 | 65,174 | 1,174 | 18,015 | |||
Wicklow | 30,738 | 482 | 15,688 | 29,970 | 508 | 16,950 | 1,051 | 24 | 22,357 | 61,759 | 1,014 | 16,414 | |||
Total | 919,807 | 14,645 | 15,921 | 929,881 | 15,896 | 17,095 | 64,252 | 1,490 | 23,195 | 1,913,939 | 32,031 | 16,736 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.8 Road traffic volumes for goods vehicles by year of registration and unladen weight, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||
2001 or earlier | 40,334 | 537 | 13,373 | 5,119 | 95 | 18,714 | 697 | 15 | 22,300 | 642 | 20 | 31,861 | |||
2002 | 12,451 | 175 | 14,048 | 1,909 | 37 | 19,613 | 195 | 5 | 23,053 | 181 | 6 | 33,248 | |||
2003 | 14,559 | 274 | 18,795 | 2,974 | 60 | 20,068 | 223 | 5 | 23,859 | 247 | 8 | 33,259 | |||
2004 | 16,515 | 312 | 18,918 | 3,634 | 73 | 20,084 | 288 | 7 | 25,356 | 351 | 11 | 32,601 | |||
2005 | 23,562 | 446 | 18,926 | 5,569 | 113 | 20,301 | 343 | 9 | 26,409 | 446 | 15 | 34,094 | |||
2006 | 27,246 | 518 | 19,003 | 8,478 | 174 | 20,497 | 518 | 14 | 27,181 | 583 | 21 | 36,125 | |||
2007 | 28,472 | 545 | 19,130 | 10,558 | 219 | 20,775 | 455 | 12 | 25,941 | 581 | 21 | 35,441 | |||
2008 | 21,446 | 417 | 19,446 | 7,842 | 162 | 20,604 | 480 | 12 | 25,184 | 497 | 18 | 36,189 | |||
2009 | 10,745 | 204 | 18,954 | 3,827 | 78 | 20,499 | 309 | 8 | 26,425 | 317 | 11 | 33,512 | |||
2010 | 9,357 | 184 | 19,653 | 3,314 | 69 | 20,723 | 222 | 6 | 26,923 | 263 | 10 | 36,516 | |||
2011 | 9,559 | 193 | 20,238 | 2,962 | 63 | 21,375 | 170 | 4 | 25,748 | 236 | 8 | 35,960 | |||
2012 | 9,346 | 186 | 19,949 | 2,811 | 59 | 21,084 | 226 | 6 | 27,136 | 231 | 9 | 37,113 | |||
2013 | 5,442 | 104 | 19,203 | 1,735 | 35 | 20,117 | 122 | 3 | 25,431 | 163 | 5 | 33,452 | |||
Total | 229,035 | 4,095 | 17,880 | 60,732 | 1,238 | 20,378 | 4,249 | 107 | 25,267 | 4,738 | 163 | 34,504 | |||
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 | |||||||
2001 or earlier | 612 | 25 | 41,497 | 444 | 24 | 53,557 | 47,849 | 717 | 15,110 | ||||||
2002 | 216 | 9 | 41,585 | 154 | 8 | 54,536 | 15,106 | 240 | 15,903 | ||||||
2003 | 315 | 13 | 42,074 | 317 | 17 | 53,796 | 18,635 | 377 | 20,239 | ||||||
2004 | 460 | 20 | 43,312 | 454 | 25 | 55,177 | 21,702 | 449 | 20,695 | ||||||
2005 | 691 | 30 | 43,637 | 691 | 38 | 55,597 | 31,302 | 652 | 20,824 | ||||||
2006 | 895 | 40 | 45,253 | 1,031 | 58 | 55,913 | 38,750 | 825 | 21,285 | ||||||
2007 | 783 | 36 | 45,572 | 1,195 | 70 | 58,821 | 42,044 | 902 | 21,462 | ||||||
2008 | 582 | 27 | 45,769 | 982 | 59 | 59,736 | 31,829 | 694 | 21,802 | ||||||
2009 | 290 | 13 | 44,825 | 471 | 28 | 60,309 | 15,959 | 342 | 21,450 | ||||||
2010 | 254 | 12 | 46,411 | 410 | 24 | 57,601 | 13,819 | 304 | 21,965 | ||||||
2011 | 264 | 12 | 46,102 | 578 | 34 | 58,979 | 13,768 | 316 | 22,941 | ||||||
2012 | 307 | 14 | 45,207 | 717 | 43 | 60,469 | 13,639 | 318 | 23,291 | ||||||
2013 | 261 | 12 | 44,154 | 453 | 25 | 55,982 | 8,176 | 185 | 22,609 | ||||||
Total | 5,928 | 263 | 44,316 | 7,896 | 454 | 57,505 | 312,578 | 6,320 | 20,220 | ||||||
Source: CSO |
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