Car statistics for Denmark
In 2024, 173,461 new passenger cars were registered in Denmark, of which 51.3% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
39.8% of passenger cars in Denmark are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 2,864,904 registered passenger cars in Denmark, 65.3% run on petrol, 22.7% on diesel and 12.0% 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 2,815 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 47 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.