Car statistics for Sweden
In 2024, 270,744 new passenger cars were registered in Sweden, of which 34.9% 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)
45.0% of passenger cars in Sweden are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 4,976,987 registered passenger cars in Sweden, 57.2% run on petrol, 31.6% on diesel and 11.2% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Sweden emitted on average 59.1 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Sweden is below the average.
EV charging stations
Sweden has 3,748 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 35.4 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Sweden recorded 2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (213 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Sweden is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.