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This publication has been compiled during the COVID-19 crisis. The results contained in this publication reflect some of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 situation.
Note: The data are estimates created by combining different data sources. Differential traffic patterns caused by COVID-19 may have affected the assumptions from which estimations for this time period are derived. For more information on the methodology see: Appendix
X-axis label | Average vehicle kilometres, 2020 |
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Private cars | 11.803 |
Goods vehicles | 19.571 |
Motorcycles | 2.328 |
Tractors andmachinery | 15.078 |
Small PSVs | 27.626 |
Large PSVs | 24.976 |
Exemptvehicles | 10.953 |
Othervehicles | 4.165 |
Table 5.1 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type, 2009 - 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Year | Private cars | Goods vehicles | Motorcycles | Tractors and machinery | Small PSVs | Large PSVs | Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | Total | ||||||
Vehicle population1 | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
2020 | 2,211,416 | 372,145 | 43,491 | 85,504 | 19,989 | 10,833 | 29,820 | 74,824 | 2,848,023 | ||||||
Vehicle kilometres (million) | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
2020 | 26,102 | 7,283 | 101 | 1,289 | 552 | 271 | 327 | 312 | 36,237 | ||||||
Average vehicle kilometres | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
2020 | 11,803 | 19,571 | 2,328 | 15,078 | 27,626 | 24,976 | 10,953 | 4,165 | 12,723 | ||||||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||
1 Vehicle population represents annual average for each year. | |||||||||||||||
2The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||
3Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for motorcycles, tractors and machinery maybe unreliable as minimal odometer data is available for these categories of vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
4Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for private cars less than four years old are based on the extrapolated trends of older private cars (private cars less than 4 years are not subject to the NCT). |
Table 5.2 Road traffic statistics of national fleet by year of registration and vehicle type, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 288,827 | 2,619 | 9,068 | 73,119 | 1,079 | 14,756 | 12,247 | 22 | 1,761 | ||||||||
2007 | 124,412 | 1,190 | 9,565 | 26,013 | 401 | 15,417 | 2,562 | 5 | 2,021 | ||||||||
2008 | 128,705 | 1,290 | 10,020 | 20,708 | 320 | 15,462 | 2,685 | 6 | 2,084 | ||||||||
2009 | 64,183 | 696 | 10,845 | 9,152 | 144 | 15,722 | 2,017 | 4 | 2,146 | ||||||||
2010 | 99,789 | 1,072 | 10,739 | 9,060 | 160 | 17,676 | 1,502 | 3 | 2,213 | ||||||||
2011 | 106,434 | 1,206 | 11,333 | 9,492 | 170 | 17,875 | 1,196 | 3 | 2,281 | ||||||||
2012 | 98,119 | 1,204 | 12,272 | 9,844 | 185 | 18,750 | 965 | 2 | 2,352 | ||||||||
2013 | 104,940 | 1,302 | 12,409 | 12,923 | 256 | 19,846 | 1,133 | 3 | 2,435 | ||||||||
2014 | 131,189 | 1,663 | 12,674 | 19,462 | 397 | 20,383 | 1,448 | 4 | 2,504 | ||||||||
2015 | 156,080 | 2,051 | 13,143 | 25,859 | 554 | 21,423 | 1,688 | 4 | 2,582 | ||||||||
2016 | 200,378 | 2,658 | 13,265 | 34,342 | 770 | 22,412 | 2,511 | 7 | 2,665 | ||||||||
2017 | 207,527 | 2,746 | 13,232 | 34,592 | 799 | 23,102 | 3,248 | 9 | 2,747 | ||||||||
2018 | 210,292 | 2,728 | 12,974 | 37,181 | 872 | 23,454 | 3,671 | 10 | 2,832 | ||||||||
2019 | 209,133 | 2,687 | 12,849 | 36,702 | 857 | 23,356 | 4,652 | 14 | 2,919 | ||||||||
2020 | 81,408 | 989 | 12,150 | 13,695 | 320 | 23,333 | 1,967 | 6 | 3,004 | ||||||||
Total | 2,211,416 | 26,102 | 11,803 | 372,145 | 7,283 | 19,571 | 43,491 | 101 | 2,328 | ||||||||
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 | 40,032 | 478 | 11,937 | 827 | 18 | 21,725 | 2,043 | 37 | 17,955 | ||||||||
2007 | 4,999 | 73 | 14,664 | 632 | 14 | 21,655 | 672 | 12 | 18,465 | ||||||||
2008 | 4,765 | 73 | 15,223 | 432 | 9 | 21,542 | 780 | 15 | 18,618 | ||||||||
2009 | 2,868 | 45 | 15,832 | 256 | 6 | 23,008 | 340 | 7 | 19,369 | ||||||||
2010 | 1,962 | 32 | 16,386 | 552 | 13 | 24,318 | 171 | 4 | 23,188 | ||||||||
2011 | 2,444 | 41 | 16,831 | 956 | 25 | 26,609 | 183 | 4 | 22,065 | ||||||||
2012 | 2,444 | 42 | 17,193 | 1,251 | 35 | 28,048 | 335 | 11 | 31,672 | ||||||||
2013 | 3,083 | 55 | 17,826 | 1,156 | 32 | 27,665 | 430 | 12 | 26,813 | ||||||||
2014 | 2,899 | 53 | 18,118 | 1,598 | 45 | 28,432 | 585 | 15 | 25,352 | ||||||||
2015 | 2,681 | 49 | 18,380 | 1,689 | 48 | 28,607 | 687 | 21 | 30,646 | ||||||||
2016 | 3,200 | 61 | 19,041 | 2,279 | 64 | 28,230 | 1,012 | 28 | 27,344 | ||||||||
2017 | 3,691 | 72 | 19,625 | 2,558 | 75 | 29,432 | 1,134 | 32 | 28,283 | ||||||||
2018 | 3,940 | 79 | 20,004 | 2,766 | 82 | 29,513 | 1,149 | 36 | 31,005 | ||||||||
2019 | 4,477 | 92 | 20,478 | 2,623 | 74 | 28,103 | 1,092 | 33 | 30,284 | ||||||||
2020 | 2,018 | 44 | 21,876 | 414 | 11 | 25,847 | 221 | 6 | 26,819 | ||||||||
Total | 85,504 | 1,289 | 15,078 | 19,989 | 552 | 27,626 | 10,833 | 271 | 24,976 | ||||||||
Exempt vehicles | Other vehicles | All vehicles | |||||||||||||||
Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | Vehicles | km (million) | Average km | |||||||||
2006 or earlier | 2,714 | 24 | 8,962 | 46,340 | 161 | 3,480 | 466,148 | 4,438 | 9,520 | ||||||||
2007 | 1,181 | 12 | 9,921 | 3,462 | 19 | 5,381 | 163,932 | 1,726 | 10,529 | ||||||||
2008 | 1,083 | 10 | 9,310 | 3,309 | 16 | 4,973 | 162,468 | 1,738 | 10,699 | ||||||||
2009 | 639 | 6 | 9,451 | 2,405 | 11 | 4,569 | 81,859 | 919 | 11,229 | ||||||||
2010 | 720 | 7 | 9,295 | 2,006 | 9 | 4,361 | 115,762 | 1,300 | 11,231 | ||||||||
2011 | 759 | 7 | 9,451 | 1,433 | 7 | 4,954 | 122,897 | 1,463 | 11,908 | ||||||||
2012 | 693 | 7 | 10,353 | 1,211 | 8 | 6,261 | 114,862 | 1,493 | 13,002 | ||||||||
2013 | 936 | 10 | 10,990 | 1,536 | 8 | 5,213 | 126,137 | 1,678 | 13,305 | ||||||||
2014 | 1,205 | 13 | 11,085 | 1,506 | 9 | 5,656 | 159,892 | 2,198 | 13,745 | ||||||||
2015 | 1,574 | 18 | 11,732 | 1,400 | 8 | 5,957 | 191,659 | 2,755 | 14,375 | ||||||||
2016 | 2,212 | 26 | 11,891 | 1,616 | 10 | 6,397 | 247,550 | 3,624 | 14,639 | ||||||||
2017 | 2,595 | 30 | 11,713 | 2,121 | 12 | 5,756 | 257,467 | 3,777 | 14,668 | ||||||||
2018 | 3,496 | 41 | 11,664 | 2,381 | 14 | 5,722 | 264,877 | 3,861 | 14,578 | ||||||||
2019 | 6,580 | 75 | 11,464 | 3,001 | 15 | 4,981 | 268,260 | 3,847 | 14,340 | ||||||||
2020 | 3,433 | 38 | 11,190 | 1,098 | 5 | 4,476 | 104,253 | 1,419 | 13,608 | ||||||||
Total | 29,820 | 327 | 10,953 | 74,823 | 312 | 4,165 | 2,848,022 | 36,237 | 12,723 | ||||||||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
2Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for motorcycles, tractors and machinery maybe unreliable as minimal odometer data is available for these categories of vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||
3Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for private cars less than four years old are based on the extrapolated trends of older private cars (private cars less than 4 years are not subject to the NCT). |
Table 5.3 Road traffic volumes of national fleet by vehicle type and type of fuel, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 861,396 | 7,462 | 8,663 | 1,267,786 | 17,865 | 14,091 | 82,234 | 775 | 9,424 | 2,211,416 | 26,102 | 11,803 | ||||
Goods vehicles | 634 | 9 | 14,055 | 370,708 | 7,263 | 19,592 | 803 | 12 | 14,439 | 372,145 | 7,283 | 19,571 | ||||
Motorcycles | 43,318 | 101 | 2,326 | 68 | 0 | 2,660 | 106 | 0 | 2,773 | 43,491 | 101 | 2,328 | ||||
Tractors and machinery | 360 | 4 | 10,381 | 85,110 | 1,285 | 15,100 | 33 | 0 | 8,291 | 85,504 | 1,289 | 15,078 | ||||
Small PSVs | 1,126 | 25 | 22,639 | 16,303 | 452 | 27,705 | 2,560 | 75 | 29,312 | 19,989 | 552 | 27,626 | ||||
Large PSVs | 6 | 0 | 24,399 | 10,827 | 270 | 24,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,833 | 271 | 24,976 | ||||
Exempt vehicles | 6,197 | 60 | 9,749 | 22,301 | 252 | 11,292 | 1,323 | 14 | 10,883 | 29,820 | 327 | 10,953 | ||||
Other vehicles | 24,641 | 70 | 2,823 | 50,033 | 242 | 4,828 | 149 | 1 | 3,556 | 74,824 | 312 | 4,165 | ||||
Total | 937,678 | 7,731 | 8,245 | 1,823,137 | 27,628 | 15,154 | 87,208 | 877 | 10,058 | 2,848,023 | 36,237 | 12,723 | ||||
Source: CSO | ||||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||
2Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for motorcycles, tractors and machinery maybe unreliable as minimal odometer data is available for these categories of vehicles. | ||||||||||||||||
3Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for private cars less than four years old are based on the extrapolated trends of older private cars (private cars less than 4 years are not subject to the NCT). |
Table 5.4A Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 29,700 | 387 | 13,014 | 5,918 | 116 | 19,605 | 637 | 1 | 2,290 | 1,963 | 28 | 14,211 | 150 | 4 | 28,227 | ||||
Cavan | 34,055 | 462 | 13,557 | 8,610 | 164 | 19,091 | 505 | 1 | 2,324 | 2,802 | 42 | 14,837 | 143 | 5 | 31,772 | ||||
Clare | 59,780 | 774 | 12,948 | 9,435 | 175 | 18,536 | 1,057 | 2 | 2,313 | 3,206 | 50 | 15,649 | 324 | 9 | 28,383 | ||||
Cork | 269,647 | 3,116 | 11,554 | 42,743 | 793 | 18,554 | 5,821 | 13 | 2,289 | 11,815 | 176 | 14,860 | 1,627 | 46 | 28,561 | ||||
Donegal | 68,440 | 869 | 12,704 | 15,742 | 276 | 17,546 | 805 | 2 | 2,376 | 3,333 | 54 | 16,315 | 324 | 10 | 30,873 | ||||
Dublin | 556,943 | 5,333 | 9,576 | 81,427 | 1,704 | 20,930 | 13,107 | 31 | 2,394 | 1,874 | 27 | 14,197 | 10,657 | 279 | 26,221 | ||||
Galway | 120,127 | 1,535 | 12,777 | 20,724 | 395 | 19,065 | 1,646 | 4 | 2,301 | 5,472 | 84 | 15,415 | 904 | 26 | 28,433 | ||||
Kerry | 74,963 | 932 | 12,426 | 12,186 | 219 | 17,969 | 1,193 | 3 | 2,287 | 4,403 | 66 | 14,953 | 452 | 12 | 27,223 | ||||
Kildare | 110,352 | 1,324 | 12,001 | 17,210 | 351 | 20,387 | 2,449 | 6 | 2,329 | 2,611 | 38 | 14,682 | 736 | 22 | 30,020 | ||||
Kilkenny | 46,749 | 606 | 12,954 | 8,499 | 171 | 20,098 | 984 | 2 | 2,275 | 3,864 | 57 | 14,783 | 183 | 6 | 30,520 | ||||
Laois | 37,131 | 499 | 13,425 | 6,353 | 129 | 20,367 | 547 | 1 | 2,281 | 3,026 | 44 | 14,388 | 211 | 7 | 32,915 | ||||
Leitrim | 15,407 | 212 | 13,774 | 3,634 | 65 | 17,927 | 181 | 0 | 2,327 | 977 | 15 | 15,718 | 57 | 2 | 31,612 | ||||
Limerick | 92,377 | 1,142 | 12,358 | 14,060 | 285 | 20,255 | 1,715 | 4 | 2,300 | 3,894 | 58 | 15,021 | 627 | 17 | 26,773 | ||||
Longford | 18,187 | 252 | 13,836 | 4,189 | 84 | 20,031 | 266 | 1 | 2,292 | 1,332 | 20 | 15,037 | 80 | 3 | 32,349 | ||||
Louth | 54,820 | 662 | 12,080 | 8,336 | 167 | 20,020 | 970 | 2 | 2,348 | 1,168 | 18 | 15,171 | 552 | 17 | 30,376 | ||||
Mayo | 63,270 | 829 | 13,096 | 13,571 | 244 | 18,013 | 708 | 2 | 2,295 | 4,943 | 75 | 15,196 | 231 | 7 | 29,217 | ||||
Meath | 95,348 | 1,205 | 12,635 | 15,969 | 338 | 21,162 | 1,937 | 5 | 2,342 | 3,245 | 48 | 14,939 | 923 | 28 | 30,858 | ||||
Monaghan | 27,329 | 365 | 13,353 | 8,479 | 182 | 21,426 | 341 | 1 | 2,365 | 1,818 | 29 | 15,722 | 79 | 2 | 30,215 | ||||
Offaly | 36,154 | 484 | 13,388 | 6,718 | 126 | 18,755 | 703 | 2 | 2,282 | 2,643 | 41 | 15,408 | 146 | 4 | 27,540 | ||||
Roscommon | 32,689 | 464 | 14,193 | 6,393 | 122 | 19,082 | 350 | 1 | 2,316 | 2,454 | 38 | 15,591 | 119 | 3 | 28,679 | ||||
Sligo | 30,310 | 385 | 12,714 | 6,371 | 114 | 17,881 | 441 | 1 | 2,199 | 1,691 | 26 | 15,413 | 153 | 4 | 27,709 | ||||
Tipperary | 83,387 | 1,114 | 13,358 | 14,574 | 280 | 19,215 | 1,616 | 4 | 2,267 | 5,786 | 88 | 15,265 | 233 | 7 | 27,866 | ||||
Waterford | 59,748 | 710 | 11,879 | 8,283 | 146 | 17,638 | 1,464 | 3 | 2,262 | 2,403 | 36 | 14,875 | 266 | 8 | 30,095 | ||||
Westmeath | 43,216 | 579 | 13,407 | 8,452 | 158 | 18,704 | 675 | 2 | 2,288 | 2,248 | 34 | 15,158 | 255 | 8 | 31,017 | ||||
Wexford | 79,216 | 1,021 | 12,885 | 14,365 | 299 | 20,792 | 1,651 | 4 | 2,268 | 4,674 | 70 | 14,963 | 228 | 7 | 30,200 | ||||
Wicklow | 72,070 | 844 | 11,709 | 9,906 | 180 | 18,144 | 1,722 | 4 | 2,302 | 1,858 | 27 | 14,487 | 327 | 9 | 27,848 | ||||
Total | 2,211,416 | 26,102 | 11,803 | 372,145 | 7,283 | 19,571 | 43,491 | 101 | 2,328 | 85,504 | 1,289 | 15,078 | 19,989 | 552 | 27,626 | ||||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||
2Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for motorcycles, tractors and machinery maybe unreliable as minimal odometer data is available for these categories of vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||||
3Vehicle kilometre estimates and average kilometre estimates for private cars less than four years old are based on the extrapolated trends of older private cars (private cars less than 4 years are not subject to the NCT). |
Table 5.4B Road traffic volumes of national fleet by county of owner and vehicle type, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 146 | 3 | 17,297 | 280 | 3 | 9,742 | 1,421 | 7 | 4,578 | 40,215 | 548 | 13,624 | |||
Cavan | 186 | 4 | 20,650 | 398 | 5 | 11,434 | 1,473 | 7 | 4,704 | 48,173 | 689 | 14,296 | |||
Clare | 266 | 5 | 20,081 | 797 | 8 | 10,431 | 2,605 | 9 | 3,646 | 77,469 | 1,034 | 13,346 | |||
Cork | 854 | 18 | 21,604 | 3,546 | 39 | 11,075 | 9,737 | 38 | 3,898 | 345,790 | 4,240 | 12,261 | |||
Donegal | 608 | 13 | 22,158 | 920 | 11 | 11,695 | 4,223 | 16 | 3,701 | 94,395 | 1,252 | 13,261 | |||
Dublin | 3,139 | 99 | 31,666 | 10,185 | 105 | 10,327 | 8,697 | 43 | 4,897 | 686,029 | 7,622 | 11,110 | |||
Galway | 669 | 16 | 23,393 | 2,002 | 31 | 15,389 | 5,350 | 23 | 4,285 | 156,896 | 2,113 | 13,469 | |||
Kerry | 467 | 10 | 22,271 | 828 | 9 | 10,483 | 3,994 | 14 | 3,397 | 98,486 | 1,264 | 12,834 | |||
Kildare | 498 | 10 | 20,796 | 878 | 9 | 10,343 | 2,978 | 13 | 4,474 | 137,712 | 1,774 | 12,882 | |||
Kilkenny | 354 | 9 | 25,782 | 554 | 7 | 13,308 | 1,804 | 7 | 4,126 | 62,990 | 865 | 13,736 | |||
Laois | 210 | 4 | 18,489 | 358 | 3 | 9,500 | 1,292 | 6 | 4,577 | 49,128 | 693 | 14,102 | |||
Leitrim | 111 | 2 | 17,003 | 246 | 3 | 10,535 | 949 | 3 | 3,236 | 21,563 | 303 | 14,029 | |||
Limerick | 312 | 7 | 22,993 | 1,196 | 12 | 9,774 | 3,362 | 14 | 4,114 | 117,544 | 1,538 | 13,087 | |||
Longford | 109 | 3 | 24,435 | 245 | 3 | 13,310 | 980 | 4 | 3,626 | 25,389 | 368 | 14,505 | |||
Louth | 226 | 5 | 24,233 | 661 | 7 | 10,795 | 1,231 | 5 | 4,443 | 67,964 | 884 | 13,006 | |||
Mayo | 351 | 9 | 24,731 | 1,140 | 12 | 10,398 | 2,686 | 13 | 4,673 | 86,901 | 1,190 | 13,689 | |||
Meath | 372 | 7 | 19,712 | 796 | 9 | 10,995 | 2,556 | 12 | 4,570 | 121,147 | 1,652 | 13,635 | |||
Monaghan | 239 | 7 | 31,141 | 288 | 3 | 9,035 | 1,129 | 4 | 3,798 | 39,702 | 593 | 14,929 | |||
Offaly | 208 | 5 | 23,083 | 328 | 3 | 9,249 | 1,980 | 8 | 3,859 | 48,879 | 672 | 13,745 | |||
Roscommon | 115 | 2 | 19,910 | 445 | 6 | 13,414 | 1,847 | 7 | 3,678 | 44,411 | 643 | 14,489 | |||
Sligo | 122 | 3 | 22,992 | 497 | 6 | 11,185 | 1,623 | 7 | 4,113 | 41,208 | 546 | 13,240 | |||
Tipperary | 394 | 8 | 21,345 | 914 | 10 | 11,074 | 3,276 | 13 | 4,067 | 110,180 | 1,524 | 13,834 | |||
Waterford | 191 | 4 | 21,612 | 587 | 6 | 9,918 | 1,910 | 8 | 4,208 | 74,852 | 921 | 12,303 | |||
Westmeath | 129 | 3 | 22,695 | 353 | 4 | 11,593 | 1,558 | 6 | 4,158 | 56,886 | 795 | 13,967 | |||
Wexford | 309 | 8 | 24,306 | 733 | 8 | 10,306 | 3,544 | 15 | 4,277 | 104,721 | 1,430 | 13,657 | |||
Wicklow | 247 | 5 | 18,484 | 644 | 6 | 9,990 | 2,620 | 11 | 4,137 | 89,394 | 1,085 | 12,142 | |||
Total | 10,833 | 271 | 24,976 | 29,820 | 327 | 10,953 | 74,824 | 312 | 4,165 | 2,848,023 | 36,237 | 12,723 | |||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. |
Table 5.5 Road traffic volumes for private cars by engine capacity and type of fuel, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 172,912 | 1,454 | 8,406 | 198 | 3 | 13,165 | 11,267 | 108 | 9,628 | 184,376 | 1,565 | 8,486 | |||
1001 - 1200 | 138,714 | 1,184 | 8,536 | 4,598 | 59 | 12,924 | 5,818 | 42 | 7,303 | 149,131 | 1,286 | 8,623 | |||
1201 - 1400 | 338,948 | 2,925 | 8,631 | 80,158 | 1,031 | 12,861 | 4,749 | 45 | 9,476 | 423,855 | 4,001 | 9,440 | |||
1401 - 1600 | 138,782 | 1,262 | 9,092 | 538,014 | 7,531 | 13,998 | 13,271 | 124 | 9,372 | 690,067 | 8,917 | 12,922 | |||
1601 - 1800 | 32,778 | 292 | 8,913 | 96,494 | 1,343 | 13,918 | 25,631 | 244 | 9,509 | 154,903 | 1,879 | 12,129 | |||
1801 - 2000 | 29,912 | 269 | 8,989 | 444,287 | 6,459 | 14,538 | 7,937 | 75 | 9,509 | 482,136 | 6,803 | 14,111 | |||
Over 2000 | 9,351 | 76 | 8,166 | 104,037 | 1,439 | 13,829 | 13,561 | 135 | 9,989 | 126,948 | 1,650 | 13,001 | |||
Total | 861,396 | 7,462 | 8,663 | 1,267,786 | 17,865 | 14,091 | 82,234 | 775 | 9,424 | 2,211,416 | 26,102 | 11,803 | |||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. |
Table 5.6 Road traffic volumes for private cars by county of owner and gender, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 13,948 | 176 | 12,634 | 15,077 | 200 | 13,245 | 675 | 11 | 15,701 | 29,700 | 387 | 13,014 | |||
Cavan | 16,640 | 224 | 13,437 | 16,786 | 228 | 13,600 | 628 | 10 | 15,596 | 34,055 | 462 | 13,557 | |||
Clare | 29,494 | 370 | 12,548 | 29,446 | 391 | 13,287 | 840 | 13 | 15,100 | 59,780 | 774 | 12,948 | |||
Cork | 128,109 | 1,416 | 11,050 | 134,596 | 1,598 | 11,876 | 6,943 | 102 | 14,626 | 269,647 | 3,116 | 11,554 | |||
Donegal | 33,095 | 414 | 12,507 | 34,069 | 437 | 12,829 | 1,276 | 18 | 14,442 | 68,440 | 869 | 12,704 | |||
Dublin | 253,139 | 2,125 | 8,396 | 262,686 | 2,510 | 9,556 | 41,118 | 697 | 16,962 | 556,943 | 5,333 | 9,576 | |||
Galway | 59,421 | 739 | 12,436 | 58,213 | 756 | 12,984 | 2,493 | 40 | 16,052 | 120,127 | 1,535 | 12,777 | |||
Kerry | 35,889 | 435 | 12,125 | 37,485 | 473 | 12,617 | 1,588 | 23 | 14,728 | 74,963 | 932 | 12,426 | |||
Kildare | 52,480 | 597 | 11,371 | 54,614 | 677 | 12,387 | 3,258 | 51 | 15,665 | 110,352 | 1,324 | 12,001 | |||
Kilkenny | 22,145 | 277 | 12,490 | 23,549 | 313 | 13,271 | 1,055 | 16 | 15,603 | 46,749 | 606 | 12,954 | |||
Laois | 17,447 | 226 | 12,958 | 19,029 | 262 | 13,760 | 656 | 11 | 16,138 | 37,131 | 499 | 13,425 | |||
Leitrim | 7,831 | 106 | 13,511 | 7,449 | 104 | 14,002 | 126 | 2 | 16,679 | 15,407 | 212 | 13,774 | |||
Limerick | 43,373 | 515 | 11,865 | 46,936 | 595 | 12,687 | 2,068 | 32 | 15,235 | 92,377 | 1,142 | 12,358 | |||
Longford | 8,538 | 116 | 13,532 | 9,251 | 129 | 13,938 | 398 | 7 | 17,976 | 18,187 | 252 | 13,836 | |||
Louth | 26,096 | 298 | 11,408 | 27,532 | 347 | 12,592 | 1,192 | 18 | 14,952 | 54,820 | 662 | 12,080 | |||
Mayo | 30,818 | 396 | 12,862 | 31,139 | 412 | 13,236 | 1,314 | 20 | 15,255 | 63,270 | 829 | 13,096 | |||
Meath | 46,405 | 563 | 12,137 | 47,147 | 615 | 13,038 | 1,797 | 27 | 14,904 | 95,348 | 1,205 | 12,635 | |||
Monaghan | 13,622 | 179 | 13,160 | 13,170 | 177 | 13,435 | 537 | 9 | 16,256 | 27,329 | 365 | 13,353 | |||
Offaly | 16,883 | 219 | 12,978 | 18,612 | 255 | 13,693 | 659 | 10 | 15,314 | 36,154 | 484 | 13,388 | |||
Roscommon | 15,088 | 207 | 13,709 | 15,038 | 213 | 14,151 | 2,563 | 44 | 17,280 | 32,689 | 464 | 14,193 | |||
Sligo | 15,313 | 190 | 12,398 | 14,377 | 186 | 12,910 | 620 | 10 | 15,945 | 30,310 | 385 | 12,714 | |||
Tipperary | 39,112 | 508 | 12,987 | 42,383 | 576 | 13,581 | 1,893 | 30 | 16,019 | 83,387 | 1,114 | 13,358 | |||
Waterford | 27,792 | 317 | 11,392 | 29,741 | 362 | 12,177 | 2,215 | 31 | 13,989 | 59,748 | 710 | 11,879 | |||
Westmeath | 20,531 | 265 | 12,919 | 21,502 | 296 | 13,766 | 1,183 | 18 | 15,363 | 43,216 | 579 | 13,407 | |||
Wexford | 37,897 | 476 | 12,571 | 38,660 | 504 | 13,029 | 2,660 | 41 | 15,276 | 79,216 | 1,021 | 12,885 | |||
Wicklow | 35,533 | 401 | 11,272 | 35,261 | 426 | 12,073 | 1,275 | 18 | 13,796 | 72,070 | 844 | 11,709 | |||
Total | 1,046,642 | 11,753 | 11,230 | 1,083,745 | 13,040 | 12,033 | 81,029 | 1,308 | 16,144 | 2,211,416 | 26,102 | 11,803 | |||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. |
Table 5.7 Road traffic volumes for goods vehicles by year of registration and unladen weight, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 54,446 | 674 | 12,382 | 14,138 | 247 | 17,504 | 849 | 17 | 20,393 | 960 | 27 | 27,763 | |||
2007 | 17,710 | 226 | 12,760 | 6,684 | 116 | 17,362 | 238 | 5 | 20,291 | 317 | 9 | 28,841 | |||
2008 | 14,222 | 183 | 12,874 | 5,187 | 91 | 17,597 | 273 | 6 | 20,235 | 255 | 7 | 28,201 | |||
2009 | 6,398 | 85 | 13,215 | 2,052 | 36 | 17,483 | 165 | 3 | 20,906 | 215 | 6 | 28,456 | |||
2010 | 6,376 | 104 | 16,279 | 2,126 | 38 | 17,786 | 118 | 2 | 19,575 | 164 | 5 | 29,171 | |||
2011 | 6,726 | 109 | 16,222 | 2,114 | 37 | 17,601 | 93 | 2 | 21,243 | 144 | 4 | 26,102 | |||
2012 | 6,907 | 116 | 16,844 | 2,158 | 39 | 18,251 | 107 | 2 | 21,753 | 143 | 4 | 28,539 | |||
2013 | 8,745 | 150 | 17,188 | 2,898 | 55 | 19,026 | 172 | 4 | 22,016 | 269 | 8 | 30,432 | |||
2014 | 13,177 | 236 | 17,915 | 4,485 | 89 | 19,780 | 185 | 4 | 22,885 | 334 | 10 | 29,980 | |||
2015 | 17,228 | 340 | 19,723 | 6,647 | 135 | 20,243 | 233 | 5 | 23,345 | 409 | 13 | 30,602 | |||
2016 | 21,208 | 430 | 20,274 | 9,806 | 203 | 20,666 | 309 | 7 | 23,643 | 629 | 19 | 30,074 | |||
2017 | 20,383 | 426 | 20,922 | 10,690 | 227 | 21,213 | 347 | 8 | 23,482 | 605 | 19 | 32,059 | |||
2018 | 20,855 | 442 | 21,194 | 12,534 | 274 | 21,832 | 409 | 10 | 23,448 | 680 | 21 | 30,730 | |||
2019 | 19,772 | 411 | 20,772 | 12,896 | 276 | 21,389 | 430 | 10 | 24,022 | 702 | 22 | 30,913 | |||
2020 | 6,721 | 137 | 20,363 | 5,304 | 110 | 20,784 | 122 | 3 | 23,276 | 282 | 9 | 31,592 | |||
Total | 240,873 | 4,069 | 16,893 | 99,719 | 1,973 | 19,782 | 4,048 | 89 | 22,075 | 6,110 | 182 | 29,840 | |||
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 | 1,451 | 53 | 36,624 | 1,275 | 60 | 47,234 | 73,119 | 1,079 | 14,756 | ||||||
2007 | 468 | 17 | 36,387 | 597 | 28 | 46,973 | 26,013 | 401 | 15,417 | ||||||
2008 | 321 | 12 | 36,187 | 449 | 21 | 47,756 | 20,708 | 320 | 15,462 | ||||||
2009 | 129 | 5 | 35,561 | 194 | 9 | 48,077 | 9,152 | 144 | 15,722 | ||||||
2010 | 126 | 4 | 34,374 | 151 | 7 | 47,342 | 9,060 | 160 | 17,676 | ||||||
2011 | 168 | 6 | 35,285 | 247 | 12 | 47,315 | 9,492 | 170 | 17,875 | ||||||
2012 | 210 | 7 | 35,171 | 320 | 15 | 47,163 | 9,844 | 185 | 18,750 | ||||||
2013 | 278 | 11 | 39,012 | 561 | 28 | 50,286 | 12,923 | 256 | 19,846 | ||||||
2014 | 428 | 16 | 37,713 | 851 | 41 | 48,740 | 19,462 | 397 | 20,383 | ||||||
2015 | 450 | 17 | 38,717 | 892 | 44 | 49,620 | 25,859 | 554 | 21,423 | ||||||
2016 | 751 | 29 | 38,692 | 1,639 | 82 | 49,890 | 34,342 | 770 | 22,412 | ||||||
2017 | 764 | 29 | 37,762 | 1,802 | 90 | 49,671 | 34,592 | 799 | 23,102 | ||||||
2018 | 813 | 31 | 38,462 | 1,890 | 95 | 50,070 | 37,181 | 872 | 23,454 | ||||||
2019 | 947 | 38 | 39,661 | 1,956 | 101 | 51,683 | 36,702 | 857 | 23,356 | ||||||
2020 | 398 | 16 | 39,629 | 869 | 45 | 51,732 | 13,695 | 320 | 23,333 | ||||||
Total | 7,702 | 291 | 37,774 | 13,693 | 679 | 49,578 | 372,145 | 7,283 | 19,571 | ||||||
Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||
1The totals on this table may vary slightly due to rounding. |
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