In 2017, Irish licensed vehicles travelled a total of 48.8 billion kilometres. Each vehicle travelled, on average, 18,160 kilometres in 2017.
Private cars accounted for 77.5% of the total number of licensed vehicles and 76.3% of the total distance travelled in 2017. On average, each private car travelled 17,881 kilometres in 2017.
X-axis label | Average vehicle kilometres, 2017 |
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Private cars | 17.881 |
Goods vehicles | 22.407 |
Motorcycles | 2.753 |
Tractors andmachinery | 17.826 |
Small PSVs | 39.845 |
Large PSVs | 35.795 |
Exemptvehicles | 16.105 |
Othervehicles | 6.025 |
Table 5.1 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type, 2006 - 2017 | |||||||||
Year | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total |
Vehicle population1 | |||||||||
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 |
20142 | 1,956,661 | 319,225 | 36,758 | 95,973 | 22,921 | 8,646 | 26,234 | 79,381 | 2,545,800 |
20152 | 1,998,485 | 328,264 | 37,054 | 92,602 | 22,451 | 9,025 | 27,033 | 78,461 | 2,593,375 |
20162 | 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 |
Vehicle kilometres (million) | |||||||||
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 | 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 |
20142 | 32,711 | 7,514 | 104 | 1,653 | 848 | 309 | 443 | 795 | 44,378 |
20152 | 35,089 | 7,081 | 103 | 1,602 | 855 | 313 | 437 | 605 | 46,084 |
20162 | 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 |
Average vehicle kilometres | |||||||||
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 | 16,272 | 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 |
20142 | 16,718 | 23,537 | 2,832 | 17,228 | 37,006 | 35,785 | 16,891 | 10,011 | 17,432 |
20152 | 17,558 | 21,572 | 2,773 | 17,297 | 38,069 | 34,647 | 16,172 | 7,706 | 17,770 |
20162 | 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 |
Source: CSO | |||||||||
1 Vehicle population represents annual average for each year | |||||||||
2 Data revised for 2014 to 2016 |
Table 5.2 Road traffic statistics of national fleet by year of registration and vehicle type, 2017 | |||||||||||
Year of registration | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | ||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
2005 or earlier | 467,284 | 6,562 | 14,044 | 85,645 | 1,499 | 17,497 | 12,837 | 29 | 2,232 | ||
2006 | 146,680 | 2,237 | 15,249 | 31,050 | 594 | 19,142 | 2,487 | 6 | 2,554 | ||
2007 | 168,077 | 2,634 | 15,674 | 34,532 | 733 | 21239 | 3,065 | 8 | 2,630 | ||
2008 | 156,450 | 2,606 | 16,659 | 26,664 | 570 | 21,395 | 3,231 | 9 | 2,713 | ||
2009 | 77,502 | 1,408 | 18,165 | 12,364 | 263 | 21,283 | 2,472 | 7 | 2,791 | ||
2010 | 109,924 | 2,000 | 18,193 | 11,367 | 245 | 21,545 | 1,806 | 5 | 2,883 | ||
2011 | 115,445 | 2,106 | 18,242 | 11,496 | 265 | 23,023 | 1,464 | 4 | 2,971 | ||
2012 | 104,777 | 2,217 | 21,156 | 11,761 | 298 | 25,328 | 1,215 | 4 | 3,064 | ||
2013 | 110,694 | 2,309 | 20,856 | 15,542 | 419 | 26,929 | 1,380 | 4 | 3,172 | ||
2014 | 136,863 | 2,897 | 21,167 | 22,910 | 621 | 27,095 | 1,728 | 6 | 3,260 | ||
2015 | 160,698 | 3,368 | 20,960 | 28,869 | 777 | 26,926 | 2,091 | 7 | 3,360 | ||
2016 | 200,328 | 4,203 | 20,982 | 36,826 | 1,010 | 27,413 | 3,158 | 11 | 3,470 | ||
2017 | 124,624 | 2,634 | 21,135 | 18,420 | 492 | 26,705 | 2,114 | 8 | 3,553 | ||
Total | 2,079,345 | 37,181 | 17,881 | 347,447 | 7,785 | 22,407 | 39,046 | 108 | 2,753 | ||
Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
2005 or earlier | 44,506 | 653 | 14,670 | 2,270 | 80 | 35,163 | 2,419 | 65 | 26,742 | ||
2006 | 5,293 | 96 | 18,095 | 1,343 | 49 | 36,371 | 820 | 23 | 27,854 | ||
2007 | 5,791 | 108 | 18,630 | 2,019 | 77 | 38,157 | 820 | 28 | 33,764 | ||
2008 | 5,479 | 106 | 19,309 | 1,917 | 74 | 38,853 | 983 | 33 | 33,911 | ||
2009 | 3,306 | 66 | 20,111 | 1,235 | 49 | 39,507 | 442 | 15 | 34,016 | ||
2010 | 2,289 | 48 | 20,817 | 1,615 | 65 | 40,172 | 235 | 8 | 34,333 | ||
2011 | 2,894 | 62 | 21,372 | 1,645 | 67 | 40,898 | 251 | 9 | 36,085 | ||
2012 | 2,778 | 61 | 21,813 | 1,815 | 78 | 42,892 | 410 | 20 | 48,049 | ||
2013 | 3,633 | 82 | 22,677 | 1,539 | 65 | 42,464 | 539 | 23 | 41,852 | ||
2014 | 3,422 | 79 | 23,054 | 1,709 | 73 | 42,572 | 702 | 29 | 41,164 | ||
2015 | 3,191 | 75 | 23,362 | 1,474 | 62 | 42,258 | 821 | 37 | 44,540 | ||
2016 | 3,735 | 90 | 24,127 | 1,908 | 78 | 40,818 | 1,119 | 50 | 44,293 | ||
2017 | 2,061 | 51 | 24,538 | 1,054 | 41 | 39,002 | 528 | 23 | 43,788 | ||
Total | 88,378 | 1,575 | 17,826 | 21,544 | 858 | 39,845 | 10,090 | 361 | 35,795 | ||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | All vehicles | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
2005 or earlier | 3,504 | 48 | 13,638 | 44,619 | 228 | 5,116 | 663,082 | 9,163 | 13,819 | ||
2006 | 1,316 | 20 | 15,059 | 3,034 | 24 | 7,892 | 192,023 | 3,049 | 15,876 | ||
2007 | 1,860 | 29 | 15,808 | 3,452 | 28 | 8,099 | 219,614 | 3,646 | 16,601 | ||
2008 | 1,572 | 23 | 14,745 | 3,400 | 26 | 7,505 | 199,694 | 3,448 | 17,266 | ||
2009 | 941 | 14 | 14,770 | 2,630 | 17 | 6,460 | 100,892 | 1,839 | 18,228 | ||
2010 | 987 | 15 | 15,473 | 2,235 | 14 | 6,303 | 130,457 | 2,400 | 18,396 | ||
2011 | 1,033 | 16 | 15,712 | 1,518 | 11 | 7,102 | 135,745 | 2,540 | 18,713 | ||
2012 | 965 | 17 | 17,476 | 1,355 | 12 | 9,017 | 125,075 | 2,705 | 21,631 | ||
2013 | 1,351 | 24 | 17,827 | 1,751 | 13 | 7,644 | 136,430 | 2,939 | 21,545 | ||
2014 | 1,756 | 30 | 17,196 | 1,709 | 14 | 8,106 | 170,799 | 3,748 | 21,943 | ||
2015 | 2,907 | 50 | 17,106 | 1,572 | 14 | 8,749 | 201,624 | 4,389 | 21,771 | ||
2016 | 6,677 | 112 | 16,813 | 1,769 | 14 | 7,948 | 255,520 | 5,568 | 21,790 | ||
2017 | 3,834 | 64 | 16,568 | 1,135 | 8 | 7,027 | 153,771 | 3,320 | 21,589 | ||
Total | 28,702 | 462 | 16,105 | 70,178 | 423 | 6,025 | 2,684,730 | 48,754 | 18,160 | ||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.3 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type and type of fuel, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 1,009,242 | 13,844 | 13,717 | 1,040,190 | 22,904 | 22,019 | 29,913 | 434 | 14,498 | 2,079,345 | 37,181 | 17,881 | |||
Goods vehicles | 662 | 11 | 16,718 | 346,622 | 7,772 | 22,421 | 163 | 3 | 16,464 | 347,447 | 7,785 | 22,407 | |||
Motorcycles | 38,965 | 107 | 2,753 | 38 | 0 | 2,926 | 43 | 0 | 3,099 | 39,046 | 108 | 2,753 | |||
Tractors and machinery | 342 | 4 | 10,968 | 87,985 | 1,571 | 17,858 | 51 | 0 | 9,441 | 88,378 | 1,575 | 17,826 | |||
Small PSVs | 3,473 | 128 | 36,956 | 17,258 | 696 | 40,354 | 813 | 34 | 41,360 | 21,544 | 858 | 39,845 | |||
Large PSVs | 13 | 0 | 31,236 | 10,078 | 361 | 35,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,090 | 361 | 35,795 | |||
Exempt vehicles | 6,482 | 93 | 14,337 | 21,864 | 364 | 16,636 | 357 | 6 | 15,628 | 28,702 | 462 | 16,105 | |||
Other vehicles | 22,127 | 91 | 4,096 | 47,936 | 332 | 6,917 | 115 | 1 | 5,061 | 70,178 | 423 | 6,025 | |||
Total | 1,081,304 | 14,278 | 13,204 | 1,571,971 | 33,999 | 21,628 | 31,455 | 477 | 15,157 | 2,684,730 | 48,754 | 18,160 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.4A Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 27,773 | 540 | 19,442 | 5,868 | 132 | 22,495 | 536 | 1 | 2,664 | 2,013 | 33 | 16,616 | 169 | 6 | 37,449 | ||||
Cavan | 30,968 | 625 | 20,179 | 7,815 | 173 | 22,116 | 419 | 1 | 2,748 | 2,883 | 51 | 17,749 | 164 | 7 | 44,358 | ||||
Clare | 56,564 | 1,093 | 19,324 | 9,459 | 200 | 21,184 | 914 | 3 | 2,773 | 3,374 | 63 | 18,646 | 376 | 15 | 39,458 | ||||
Cork | 253,666 | 4,461 | 17,584 | 41,065 | 878 | 21,374 | 5,353 | 15 | 2,713 | 12,004 | 210 | 17,455 | 1,802 | 73 | 40,701 | ||||
Donegal | 63,259 | 1,214 | 19,191 | 14,396 | 291 | 20,210 | 742 | 2 | 2,841 | 3,596 | 70 | 19,411 | 387 | 16 | 41,127 | ||||
Dublin | 535,194 | 7,929 | 14,814 | 71,009 | 1,713 | 24,119 | 12,338 | 35 | 2,814 | 1,888 | 32 | 16,752 | 11,099 | 434 | 39,126 | ||||
Galway | 112,107 | 2,132 | 19,017 | 20,504 | 429 | 20,931 | 1,411 | 4 | 2,731 | 5,781 | 106 | 18,342 | 935 | 38 | 40,284 | ||||
Kerry | 70,962 | 1,317 | 18,562 | 11,971 | 245 | 20,426 | 1,048 | 3 | 2,721 | 4,508 | 80 | 17,660 | 481 | 18 | 37,081 | ||||
Kildare | 100,843 | 1,870 | 18,543 | 15,459 | 369 | 23,851 | 2,127 | 6 | 2,741 | 2,636 | 45 | 17,237 | 846 | 36 | 42,174 | ||||
Kilkenny | 43,844 | 858 | 19,570 | 8,140 | 190 | 23,401 | 864 | 2 | 2,679 | 3,920 | 68 | 17,431 | 219 | 9 | 42,060 | ||||
Laois | 33,782 | 686 | 20,298 | 5,937 | 134 | 22,544 | 503 | 1 | 2,746 | 3,065 | 52 | 16,991 | 223 | 10 | 43,770 | ||||
Leitrim | 14,103 | 291 | 20,654 | 3,402 | 70 | 20,650 | 151 | 0 | 2,753 | 1,052 | 20 | 18,879 | 71 | 3 | 40,548 | ||||
Limerick | 88,128 | 1,641 | 18,622 | 13,575 | 320 | 23,554 | 1,462 | 4 | 2,721 | 3,993 | 70 | 17,597 | 667 | 27 | 40,310 | ||||
Longford | 16,914 | 345 | 20,413 | 3,848 | 87 | 22,712 | 221 | 1 | 2,686 | 1,375 | 25 | 18,123 | 92 | 4 | 38,955 | ||||
Louth | 50,279 | 937 | 18,629 | 7,956 | 184 | 23,151 | 833 | 2 | 2,784 | 1,248 | 22 | 17,808 | 602 | 25 | 41,761 | ||||
Mayo | 59,643 | 1,168 | 19,591 | 13,207 | 267 | 20,203 | 598 | 2 | 2,758 | 5,264 | 94 | 17,938 | 311 | 12 | 37,106 | ||||
Meath | 85,448 | 1,646 | 19,267 | 14,654 | 354 | 24,131 | 1,597 | 4 | 2,738 | 3,146 | 55 | 17,621 | 1,014 | 43 | 42,593 | ||||
Monaghan | 25,160 | 504 | 20,037 | 7,739 | 194 | 25,100 | 310 | 1 | 2,800 | 2,001 | 38 | 18,846 | 90 | 4 | 39,670 | ||||
Offaly | 33,888 | 679 | 20,040 | 6,438 | 140 | 21,728 | 650 | 2 | 2,678 | 2,724 | 50 | 18,272 | 184 | 7 | 39,055 | ||||
Roscommon | 32,020 | 690 | 21,543 | 6,223 | 136 | 21,799 | 297 | 1 | 2,777 | 2,587 | 49 | 18,801 | 134 | 6 | 41,176 | ||||
Sligo | 28,542 | 540 | 18,902 | 5,915 | 121 | 20,488 | 398 | 1 | 2,677 | 1,768 | 32 | 18,304 | 171 | 7 | 37,980 | ||||
Tipperary | 77,991 | 1,554 | 19,922 | 13,786 | 297 | 21,542 | 1,404 | 4 | 2,717 | 5,921 | 106 | 17,872 | 278 | 11 | 39,530 | ||||
Waterford | 56,678 | 1,019 | 17,985 | 8,063 | 163 | 20,259 | 1,267 | 3 | 2,686 | 2,549 | 45 | 17,461 | 299 | 12 | 39,494 | ||||
Westmeath | 40,729 | 817 | 20,053 | 7,940 | 167 | 21,092 | 593 | 2 | 2,707 | 2,417 | 43 | 17,927 | 278 | 12 | 42,173 | ||||
Wexford | 73,082 | 1,417 | 19,391 | 13,829 | 335 | 24,249 | 1,501 | 4 | 2,683 | 4,716 | 83 | 17,560 | 271 | 11 | 40,220 | ||||
Wicklow | 67,778 | 1,209 | 17,833 | 9,248 | 196 | 21,186 | 1,510 | 4 | 2,741 | 1,946 | 33 | 17,131 | 382 | 15 | 39,093 | ||||
Total | 2,079,345 | 37,181 | 17,881 | 347,447 | 7,785 | 22,407 | 39,046 | 108 | 2,753 | 88,378 | 1,575 | 17,826 | 21,544 | 858 | 39,845 | ||||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.4B Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 137 | 4 | 28,556 | 270 | 4 | 16,151 | 1,281 | 9 | 6,651 | 38,047 | 730 | 19,185 | |||
Cavan | 186 | 7 | 38,482 | 365 | 6 | 15,725 | 1,442 | 9 | 6,216 | 44,243 | 879 | 19,872 | |||
Clare | 228 | 6 | 27,825 | 778 | 13 | 16,408 | 2,545 | 13 | 5,294 | 74,237 | 1,406 | 18,943 | |||
Cork | 869 | 28 | 32,632 | 3,392 | 51 | 14,982 | 8,929 | 52 | 5,773 | 327,081 | 5,766 | 17,630 | |||
Donegal | 587 | 21 | 36,293 | 909 | 15 | 16,899 | 4,254 | 23 | 5,451 | 88,130 | 1,653 | 18,752 | |||
Dublin | 2,850 | 113 | 39,544 | 9,766 | 148 | 15,156 | 7,952 | 59 | 7,366 | 652,097 | 10,461 | 16,042 | |||
Galway | 562 | 21 | 37,627 | 1,843 | 38 | 20,758 | 5,284 | 34 | 6,402 | 148,427 | 2,802 | 18,877 | |||
Kerry | 499 | 18 | 35,838 | 808 | 13 | 15,476 | 3,817 | 20 | 5,169 | 94,094 | 1,712 | 18,196 | |||
Kildare | 469 | 16 | 34,251 | 900 | 14 | 15,969 | 2,674 | 16 | 6,055 | 125,954 | 2,372 | 18,834 | |||
Kilkenny | 269 | 10 | 36,298 | 586 | 13 | 22,987 | 1,714 | 10 | 5,706 | 59,556 | 1,161 | 19,500 | |||
Laois | 187 | 5 | 26,566 | 349 | 6 | 17,181 | 1,250 | 8 | 6,100 | 45,295 | 901 | 19,899 | |||
Leitrim | 93 | 2 | 21,110 | 248 | 4 | 16,983 | 987 | 5 | 4,592 | 20,108 | 395 | 19,664 | |||
Limerick | 301 | 11 | 36,938 | 1,113 | 16 | 14,354 | 3,128 | 18 | 5,782 | 112,366 | 2,107 | 18,753 | |||
Longford | 105 | 3 | 32,048 | 225 | 4 | 18,496 | 986 | 5 | 5,195 | 23,765 | 474 | 19,962 | |||
Louth | 208 | 7 | 36,034 | 693 | 11 | 15,910 | 1,122 | 7 | 6,395 | 62,941 | 1,196 | 19,006 | |||
Mayo | 329 | 12 | 36,702 | 1,116 | 18 | 16,535 | 2,482 | 19 | 7,538 | 82,951 | 1,592 | 19,194 | |||
Meath | 366 | 11 | 29,151 | 778 | 13 | 16,802 | 2,220 | 14 | 6,491 | 109,223 | 2,141 | 19,603 | |||
Monaghan | 216 | 10 | 45,654 | 301 | 5 | 15,773 | 1,142 | 6 | 5,451 | 36,959 | 761 | 20,600 | |||
Offaly | 186 | 6 | 34,587 | 320 | 5 | 16,461 | 1,898 | 10 | 5,488 | 46,289 | 900 | 19,440 | |||
Roscommon | 119 | 4 | 32,818 | 429 | 7 | 16,994 | 1,864 | 10 | 5,103 | 43,673 | 901 | 20,634 | |||
Sligo | 113 | 4 | 35,786 | 465 | 8 | 16,309 | 1,574 | 8 | 5,382 | 38,946 | 721 | 18,505 | |||
Tipperary | 363 | 11 | 30,406 | 921 | 15 | 15,907 | 2,984 | 17 | 5,676 | 103,648 | 2,014 | 19,431 | |||
Waterford | 172 | 6 | 32,693 | 574 | 9 | 15,494 | 1,707 | 9 | 5,441 | 71,309 | 1,266 | 17,757 | |||
Westmeath | 151 | 5 | 36,217 | 311 | 5 | 16,832 | 1,442 | 9 | 5,917 | 53,859 | 1,060 | 19,682 | |||
Wexford | 286 | 10 | 34,898 | 652 | 11 | 16,738 | 3,200 | 21 | 6,467 | 97,537 | 1,892 | 19,396 | |||
Wicklow | 240 | 9 | 35,724 | 591 | 9 | 15,414 | 2,302 | 13 | 5,772 | 83,996 | 1,488 | 17,715 | |||
Total | 10,090 | 361 | 35,795 | 28,702 | 462 | 16,105 | 70,178 | 423 | 6,025 | 2,684,730 | 48,754 | 18,160 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.5 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by month of year and vehicle type, 2017 | |||||||||||
Month | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | ||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 2,058,452 | 2,771 | 1,248 | 345,143 | 583 | 1,558 | 38,890 | 8 | 185 | ||
February | 2,071,604 | 2,717 | 1,236 | 346,458 | 570 | 1,541 | 38,790 | 8 | 183 | ||
March | 2,078,044 | 3,194 | 1,463 | 347,184 | 670 | 1,825 | 38,680 | 9 | 216 | ||
April | 2,083,089 | 3,052 | 1,404 | 347,454 | 639 | 1,751 | 38,622 | 9 | 208 | ||
May | 2,082,170 | 3,254 | 1,502 | 347,090 | 680 | 1,873 | 38,591 | 9 | 224 | ||
June | 2,076,490 | 3,165 | 1,464 | 346,538 | 662 | 1,827 | 38,583 | 9 | 219 | ||
July | 2,081,743 | 3,281 | 1,514 | 346,521 | 684 | 1,886 | 38,746 | 9 | 227 | ||
August | 2,086,745 | 3,360 | 1,544 | 347,486 | 701 | 1,921 | 39,124 | 10 | 232 | ||
September | 2,086,466 | 3,196 | 1,462 | 348,197 | 668 | 1,820 | 39,378 | 9 | 220 | ||
October | 2,085,167 | 3,144 | 1,431 | 348,768 | 658 | 1,780 | 39,578 | 9 | 216 | ||
November | 2,082,596 | 3,131 | 1,416 | 349,106 | 657 | 1,760 | 39,730 | 9 | 213 | ||
December | 2,079,575 | 2,915 | 1,307 | 349,415 | 613 | 1,625 | 39,839 | 9 | 197 | ||
Total | 2,079,345 | 37,181 | 17,881 | 347,447 | 7,785 | 22,407 | 39,046 | 108 | 2,753 | ||
Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 88,553 | 119 | 1,272 | 21,641 | 66 | 2,875 | 9,842 | 27 | 2,526 | ||
February | 88,554 | 116 | 1,250 | 21,690 | 64 | 2,823 | 9,890 | 26 | 2,482 | ||
March | 88,441 | 136 | 1,472 | 21,656 | 75 | 3,319 | 9,916 | 31 | 2,924 | ||
April | 88,250 | 129 | 1,407 | 21,629 | 71 | 3,169 | 9,976 | 29 | 2,806 | ||
May | 88,191 | 137 | 1,504 | 21,626 | 76 | 3,383 | 10,045 | 31 | 3,012 | ||
June | 88,177 | 134 | 1,469 | 21,597 | 74 | 3,296 | 10,095 | 31 | 2,949 | ||
July | 88,175 | 138 | 1,518 | 21,522 | 75 | 3,388 | 10,100 | 32 | 3,047 | ||
August | 88,292 | 142 | 1,549 | 21,507 | 77 | 3,437 | 10,112 | 32 | 3,098 | ||
September | 88,335 | 135 | 1,469 | 21,489 | 73 | 3,246 | 10,192 | 31 | 2,948 | ||
October | 88,420 | 133 | 1,439 | 21,461 | 71 | 3,165 | 10,247 | 31 | 2,893 | ||
November | 88,526 | 133 | 1,426 | 21,379 | 71 | 3,121 | 10,304 | 31 | 2,869 | ||
December | 88,619 | 124 | 1,320 | 21,325 | 66 | 2,879 | 10,362 | 29 | 2,658 | ||
Total | 88,378 | 1,575 | 17,826 | 21,544 | 858 | 39,845 | 10,090 | 361 | 35,795 | ||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total | |||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||
January | 25,873 | 32 | 1,063 | 71,250 | 33 | 436 | 2,659,644 | 3,639 | 1,268 | ||
February | 26,533 | 32 | 1,063 | 71,009 | 32 | 426 | 2,674,528 | 3,565 | 1,255 | ||
March | 27,218 | 38 | 1,277 | 70,711 | 37 | 501 | 2,681,851 | 4,189 | 1,485 | ||
April | 27,819 | 37 | 1,239 | 70,461 | 35 | 478 | 2,687,300 | 4,001 | 1,425 | ||
May | 28,260 | 40 | 1,335 | 70,206 | 37 | 508 | 2,686,179 | 4,265 | 1,525 | ||
June | 28,542 | 39 | 1,308 | 69,975 | 36 | 494 | 2,679,997 | 4,150 | 1,487 | ||
July | 28,963 | 41 | 1,360 | 69,823 | 37 | 510 | 2,685,593 | 4,299 | 1,536 | ||
August | 29,618 | 43 | 1,398 | 69,807 | 38 | 519 | 2,692,691 | 4,401 | 1,566 | ||
September | 30,066 | 41 | 1,332 | 69,778 | 36 | 491 | 2,693,901 | 4,189 | 1,484 | ||
October | 30,385 | 41 | 1,309 | 69,773 | 35 | 481 | 2,693,798 | 4,123 | 1,452 | ||
November | 30,549 | 41 | 1,298 | 69,712 | 35 | 476 | 2,691,905 | 4,107 | 1,436 | ||
December | 30,602 | 38 | 1,203 | 69,625 | 33 | 440 | 2,689,362 | 3,826 | 1,327 | ||
Total | 28,702 | 462 | 16,105 | 70,178 | 423 | 6,025 | 2,684,730 | 48,754 | 18,160 | ||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.6 Road traffic volumes for private cars by engine capacity and type of fuel, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 138,641 | 1,804 | 13,009 | 168 | 3 | 20,758 | 2,321 | 34 | 14,601 | 141,129 | 1,841 | 13,044 | |||
1001 - 1200 | 136,405 | 1,821 | 13,351 | 3,476 | 73 | 20,869 | 6,037 | 74 | 12,267 | 145,919 | 1,968 | 13,485 | |||
1201 - 1400 | 428,331 | 5,859 | 13,678 | 79,351 | 1,650 | 20,795 | 2,412 | 35 | 14,597 | 510,094 | 7,544 | 14,790 | |||
1401 - 1600 | 193,846 | 2,804 | 14,466 | 387,233 | 8,545 | 22,066 | 5,232 | 80 | 15,255 | 586,311 | 11,428 | 19,492 | |||
1601 - 1800 | 54,572 | 770 | 14,102 | 80,585 | 1,783 | 22,123 | 7,894 | 118 | 14,960 | 143,051 | 2,670 | 18,668 | |||
1801 - 2000 | 42,819 | 590 | 13,781 | 397,967 | 8,908 | 22,383 | 1,796 | 26 | 14,722 | 442,582 | 9,524 | 21,520 | |||
Over 2000 | 14,628 | 196 | 13,424 | 91,410 | 1,943 | 21,254 | 4,222 | 66 | 15,676 | 110,259 | 2,205 | 20,002 | |||
Total | 1,009,242 | 13,844 | 13,717 | 1,040,190 | 22,904 | 22,019 | 29,913 | 434 | 14,498 | 2,079,345 | 37,181 | 17,881 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.7 Road traffic volumes for private cars by county of owner and gender, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 13,158 | 249 | 18,936 | 13,889 | 273 | 19,683 | 725 | 17 | 23,993 | 27,773 | 540 | 19,442 | |||
Cavan | 15,066 | 303 | 20,097 | 15,291 | 306 | 20,015 | 612 | 16 | 26,311 | 30,968 | 625 | 20,179 | |||
Clare | 27,761 | 530 | 19,105 | 27,929 | 543 | 19,447 | 874 | 20 | 22,343 | 56,564 | 1,093 | 19,324 | |||
Cork | 120,905 | 2,047 | 16,931 | 126,541 | 2,264 | 17,889 | 6,220 | 150 | 24,083 | 253,666 | 4,461 | 17,584 | |||
Donegal | 30,342 | 576 | 18,975 | 31,659 | 610 | 19,256 | 1,259 | 29 | 22,735 | 63,259 | 1,214 | 19,191 | |||
Dublin | 244,323 | 3,213 | 13,152 | 250,572 | 3,676 | 14,669 | 40,299 | 1,040 | 25,801 | 535,194 | 7,929 | 14,814 | |||
Galway | 55,646 | 1,036 | 18,612 | 54,280 | 1,044 | 19,233 | 2,181 | 52 | 24,002 | 112,107 | 2,132 | 19,017 | |||
Kerry | 33,897 | 622 | 18,344 | 35,473 | 660 | 18,599 | 1,592 | 36 | 22,377 | 70,962 | 1,317 | 18,562 | |||
Kildare | 48,509 | 859 | 17,706 | 49,618 | 942 | 18,981 | 2,716 | 69 | 25,479 | 100,843 | 1,870 | 18,543 | |||
Kilkenny | 20,713 | 393 | 18,975 | 22,252 | 443 | 19,913 | 878 | 22 | 24,899 | 43,844 | 858 | 19,570 | |||
Laois | 15,997 | 316 | 19,747 | 17,236 | 357 | 20,711 | 550 | 13 | 23,384 | 33,782 | 686 | 20,298 | |||
Leitrim | 7,154 | 147 | 20,602 | 6,831 | 141 | 20,648 | 119 | 3 | 24,091 | 14,103 | 291 | 20,654 | |||
Limerick | 41,320 | 744 | 18,004 | 44,462 | 837 | 18,827 | 2,346 | 60 | 25,633 | 88,128 | 1,641 | 18,622 | |||
Longford | 7,935 | 158 | 19,968 | 8,589 | 178 | 20,673 | 390 | 9 | 23,752 | 16,914 | 345 | 20,413 | |||
Louth | 24,048 | 429 | 17,842 | 25,162 | 483 | 19,199 | 1,070 | 25 | 22,935 | 50,279 | 937 | 18,629 | |||
Mayo | 28,984 | 563 | 19,419 | 29,328 | 573 | 19,546 | 1,331 | 32 | 24,341 | 59,643 | 1,168 | 19,591 | |||
Meath | 42,251 | 789 | 18,678 | 41,785 | 825 | 19,744 | 1,413 | 32 | 22,758 | 85,448 | 1,646 | 19,267 | |||
Monaghan | 12,581 | 250 | 19,879 | 12,083 | 243 | 20,103 | 496 | 11 | 22,470 | 25,160 | 504 | 20,037 | |||
Offaly | 15,813 | 311 | 19,666 | 17,430 | 353 | 20,231 | 645 | 16 | 24,062 | 33,888 | 679 | 20,040 | |||
Roscommon | 13,797 | 281 | 20,391 | 13,839 | 290 | 20,932 | 4,384 | 119 | 27,100 | 32,020 | 690 | 21,543 | |||
Sligo | 14,298 | 265 | 18,506 | 13,680 | 262 | 19,177 | 564 | 13 | 22,269 | 28,542 | 540 | 18,902 | |||
Tipperary | 36,666 | 715 | 19,507 | 39,548 | 793 | 20,046 | 1,776 | 46 | 25,728 | 77,991 | 1,554 | 19,922 | |||
Waterford | 26,118 | 450 | 17,225 | 27,774 | 506 | 18,236 | 2,785 | 63 | 22,605 | 56,678 | 1,019 | 17,985 | |||
Westmeath | 19,368 | 378 | 19,532 | 20,152 | 409 | 20,302 | 1,209 | 29 | 24,262 | 40,729 | 817 | 20,053 | |||
Wexford | 34,348 | 654 | 19,049 | 35,613 | 689 | 19,339 | 3,121 | 74 | 23,751 | 73,082 | 1,417 | 19,391 | |||
Wicklow | 33,471 | 578 | 17,254 | 33,073 | 604 | 18,264 | 1,234 | 27 | 21,986 | 67,778 | 1,209 | 17,833 | |||
Total | 984,470 | 16,857 | 17,123 | 1,014,086 | 18,303 | 18,049 | 80,789 | 2,022 | 25,025 | 2,079,345 | 37,181 | 17,881 | |||
Source: CSO |
Table 5.8 Road traffic volumes for goods vehicles by year of registration and unladen weight, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||
2005 or earlier | 64,940 | 951 | 14,651 | 15,014 | 316 | 21,025 | 1,184 | 28 | 23,579 | 1,301 | 42 | 31,911 | |||
2006 | 21,019 | 318 | 15,106 | 7,414 | 162 | 21,839 | 396 | 10 | 24,279 | 495 | 16 | 32,256 | |||
2007 | 22,439 | 415 | 18,485 | 9,455 | 202 | 21,323 | 373 | 9 | 24,065 | 518 | 17 | 32,849 | |||
2008 | 17,274 | 320 | 18,538 | 7,168 | 154 | 21,502 | 418 | 10 | 24,276 | 441 | 14 | 32,515 | |||
2009 | 8,100 | 150 | 18,516 | 3,125 | 67 | 21,319 | 255 | 6 | 23,871 | 298 | 10 | 32,483 | |||
2010 | 7,494 | 141 | 18,786 | 2,903 | 64 | 22,058 | 182 | 4 | 23,000 | 247 | 8 | 32,691 | |||
2011 | 7,664 | 153 | 20,006 | 2,759 | 63 | 22,895 | 148 | 4 | 25,245 | 197 | 6 | 31,563 | |||
2012 | 7,633 | 169 | 22,125 | 2,807 | 68 | 24,397 | 187 | 5 | 25,830 | 229 | 8 | 34,160 | |||
2013 | 9,871 | 228 | 23,126 | 3,674 | 95 | 25,740 | 252 | 7 | 26,733 | 373 | 12 | 33,099 | |||
2014 | 14,968 | 358 | 23,916 | 5,371 | 138 | 25,760 | 276 | 7 | 26,065 | 463 | 16 | 34,651 | |||
2015 | 18,525 | 450 | 24,306 | 7,713 | 200 | 25,991 | 314 | 9 | 27,864 | 521 | 18 | 34,740 | |||
2016 | 21,736 | 524 | 24,105 | 11,011 | 279 | 25,383 | 364 | 10 | 27,942 | 757 | 26 | 34,839 | |||
2017 | 10,635 | 255 | 24,005 | 5,712 | 134 | 23,433 | 163 | 4 | 26,198 | 329 | 11 | 34,250 | |||
Total | 232,298 | 4,433 | 19,082 | 84,125 | 1,942 | 23,089 | 4,512 | 113 | 24,960 | 6,168 | 205 | 33,192 | |||
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 | |||||||
2005 or earlier | 1,772 | 78 | 44,274 | 1,433 | 83 | 58,255 | 85,645 | 1,499 | 17,497 | ||||||
2006 | 854 | 38 | 44,911 | 873 | 51 | 58,451 | 31,050 | 594 | 19,142 | ||||||
2007 | 754 | 33 | 44,357 | 992 | 58 | 58,019 | 34,532 | 733 | 21,239 | ||||||
2008 | 552 | 24 | 43,931 | 811 | 47 | 58,423 | 26,664 | 570 | 21,395 | ||||||
2009 | 230 | 10 | 43,028 | 357 | 21 | 58,565 | 12,364 | 263 | 21,283 | ||||||
2010 | 226 | 10 | 43,533 | 316 | 18 | 56,961 | 11,367 | 245 | 21,545 | ||||||
2011 | 247 | 11 | 43,133 | 481 | 28 | 57,292 | 11,496 | 265 | 23,023 | ||||||
2012 | 297 | 13 | 42,870 | 608 | 35 | 57,754 | 11,761 | 298 | 25,328 | ||||||
2013 | 467 | 21 | 45,186 | 904 | 55 | 61,342 | 15,542 | 419 | 26,929 | ||||||
2014 | 635 | 30 | 46,704 | 1,198 | 72 | 59,721 | 22,910 | 621 | 27,095 | ||||||
2015 | 659 | 31 | 46,760 | 1,138 | 69 | 60,608 | 28,869 | 777 | 26,926 | ||||||
2016 | 898 | 42 | 47,040 | 2,060 | 127 | 61,795 | 36,826 | 1,010 | 27,413 | ||||||
2017 | 529 | 24 | 45,227 | 1,051 | 63 | 60,187 | 18,420 | 492 | 26,705 | ||||||
Total | 8,120 | 365 | 44,996 | 12,224 | 728 | 59,528 | 347,447 | 7,785 | 22,407 | ||||||
Source: CSO |
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