Number of motor vehicles rose 2.98% to 38.2 mil in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of motor vehicles in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 38.2 mil in 2015 and an all time low of 21.7 mil in 1991. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, number of motor vehicles in Belgium amounted to 6.43 mil, 38.7 mil in France, 48.4 mil in Germany and 2.32 mil in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 9th within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of number of motor vehicles, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Motor Vehicles | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | mil | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.93 | 5.01 | 5.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.14 | 6.18 | 6.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.8 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 22.3 | |||||||||
| France | mil | ... | ... | ... | 37.4 | 37.7 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 38.2 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 44.6 | 45.3 | 46.0 | 46.5 | 47.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.241 | 0.243 | 0.238 | 0.242 | 0.246 | ||||||||
| Ireland | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 2.23 | ||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 41.2 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 42.0 | 41.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | 0.369 | 0.375 | 0.385 | 0.395 | 0.403 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 8.72 | 8.82 | 8.92 | 8.96 | 9.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 19.5 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | ... | ... | 35.2 | 35.5 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 36.5 |
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