Car statistics for Ireland
In 2024, 125,138 new passenger cars were registered in Ireland, of which 14.2% 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 (2023)
29.6% of passenger cars in Ireland are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 2,534,636 registered passenger cars in Ireland, 43.1% run on petrol, 53.6% on diesel and 3.3% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Ireland emitted on average 106.7 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Ireland is below the average.
EV charging stations
Ireland has 1,074 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 19.7 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Ireland recorded 3.2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (171 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Ireland is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.