Car statistics for Switzerland

In 2024, 252,547 new passenger cars were registered in Switzerland, of which 18.5% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
252,547
EV share
18.5%
Total car fleet (2024)
4,904,659

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Switzerland per year
20130.4%
20140.6%
20151.2%
20161.1%
20171.5%
20181.8%
20194.1%
20208.0%
202112.8%
202217.1%
202320.1%
202418.5%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Switzerland by fuel (2024)
Hybrid93,955 (37.2%)
Petrol71,519 (28.3%)
Electric46,608 (18.5%)
Diesel29,910 (11.8%)
Plug-in hybrid10,527 (4.2%)
Hydrogen13 (0.0%)
Other11 (0.0%)
Gas4 (0.0%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Switzerland per year
2013313,353
2014307,403
2015330,985
2016323,620
2017319,765
2018304,663
2019318,065
2020245,510
2021250,901
2022236,751
2023263,514
2024252,547

Car fleet by age (2024)

44.1% of passenger cars in Switzerland are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Switzerland by age (2024)
Under 2 years489,892 (10.0%)
2–5 years759,871 (15.5%)
5–10 years1,490,052 (30.4%)
10–20 years1,727,418 (35.2%)
Over 20 years437,426 (8.9%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 4,904,659 registered passenger cars in Switzerland, 67.5% run on petrol, 28.1% on diesel and 4.4% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Switzerland by fuel (2024)
Petrol3,309,257 (67.5%)
Diesel1,378,558 (28.1%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)216,844 (4.4%)

EV charging stations

Switzerland has 3,575 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 39.5 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Switzerland recorded 2.8 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (250 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Switzerland is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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