Vehicles

In 2023, 6.4 million motorised road vehicles (excluding mopeds) were registered in Switzerland. This corresponds to an increase of 41% compared with 2000. The 6.4 million vehicles included 4.8 million passenger cars and 0.8 million motorcycles.

In addition, 3134 aircraft (in 2022), 3426 tractive railway vehicles (2020) and 96 923 pleasure and sport vessels (2023) were registered in Switzerland's vehicle registers.

Number of vehicles
Road vehicles
Stock of road motor vehicles (excl. mopeds)1 6 445 122 2023
    Change +41% 2000–2023
    Passenger cars 4 760 948 2023
    Motorcycles  805 653 2023
    Goods vehicles
 485 303 2023
New registrations of road motor vehicles (excl. mopeds) 322 387 2022
    Passenger cars 229 403 2022
Share of households with bicycle(s) 61% 2021
Other vehicles
Aircraft2 3 134 2022
Tractive railway vehicles 3 426 2020
Pleasure and sport vessels3 96 923 2023
1) Stock as of 30 September
2) Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, powered gliders, gliders, free balloons, airships
3) Motor, sailing, rowing boats etc.
Sources: FSO – Public transport statistics (TP); FSO, ARE – Mobility and transport microcensus (MTMC); FSO, FEDRO – New registrations of road vehicles (IVS), Stock of road vehicles (MFZ); FSO, FOCA – Civil aviation statistics (AVIA_ZL); Swiss association of the registration offices – Number of vessels

Statistical concepts

On this topic

Road vehicles - Stock

Detailed data on road vehicles and the number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants

Road vehicles - New registrations

Detailed annual and monthly data on newly registered road vehicles

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