Number of motor vehicles rose 4.23% to 0.262 mil in Iceland in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of motor vehicles in Iceland reached an all time high of 0.262 mil in 2015 and an all time low of 0.190 mil in 2003. When compared to Iceland's main peers, number of motor vehicles in Denmark amounted to 2.84 mil, 3.18 mil in Norway, 5.28 mil in Sweden and 38.2 mil in United Kingdom in 2015.
Iceland has been ranked 120th within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of number of motor vehicles, 7 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 |
| Belgium | mil | 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.14 | 6.18 | 6.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.64 | 2.66 | 2.68 | 2.71 | 2.73 | ||||||
| Finland | mil | 2.54 | 2.58 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 8.72 | 8.82 | 8.92 | 8.96 | 9.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.79 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 3.00 | 3.07 | ||||||||
| Russia | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.3 | 40.7 | 42.9 | 45.4 | 48.1 | ||||||
| Sweden | mil | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.96 | 5.02 | 5.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | ... | ... | 35.2 | 35.5 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 36.5 |
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