Car statistics for Denmark
In 2025, 186,631 new passenger cars were registered in Denmark, of which 67.8% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2025)
New registrations per year
Electric car adoption over time
Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Denmark, 2011–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Denmark (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Denmark in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.4 | 8,572 |
| 2 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 7,675 |
| 3 | Å koda Å koda Enyaq | 6,007 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.3 | 5,090 |
| 5 | Audi Audi Q4 e-tron | 4,393 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Volkswagen T-Roc | 3,689 |
| 7 | Kia Kia EV3 | 3,069 |
| 8 | Renault Renault 5 | 3,050 |
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz EQA | 3,035 |
| 10 | BMW BMW iX1 | 2,940 |
| 11 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.7 | 2,926 |
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz EQB | 2,779 |
| 13 | Toyota Toyota bZ4X | 2,665 |
| 14 | Xpeng Xpeng G6 | 2,433 |
| 15 | BMW BMW X1 | 2,137 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
43.0% of passenger cars in Denmark are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 3,018,026 registered passenger cars in Denmark, 59.2% run on petrol, 22.8% on diesel and 17.9% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Denmark emitted on average 59.4 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Denmark is below the average.
EV charging stations
Denmark has 3,008 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 49.9 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Denmark recorded 2.4 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (145 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Denmark is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.