# Level of motorisation of road vehicles A thematic map of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. The map is drawn in the browser; this file describes it and lists its variants and links, but not the data values shown on the map. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/level-of-motorisation-of-road-vehicles/ - Short title: Level of motorisation - Map id: 909 - Categories: Traffic and Communication › Road traffic › Vehicles - Keywords: individual transport, road traffic, Transport - Published: 2021-06-18 - Last revised: 2021-07-05 - Content language: English - Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/motorisierungsgrad-der-strassenfahrzeuge.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/taux-de-motorisation-des-vehicules-routiers.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/grado-di-motorizzazione-dei-veicoli-stradali.md) ## Description In 2020, 6.2 million motorised road vehicles (excluding mopeds) were registered in Switzerland. This corresponds to an increase of 36% compared with 2000. The 6.2 million vehicles included 4.7 million passenger cars and 0.8 million motorcycles. ### Stock of vehicles Between 2000 and 2020, the road vehicle stock (excluding mopeds) increased by 36% to 6.2 million. Passenger cars accounted for around three quarters of this stock; for some time there has been a trend towards hybrid and electric vehicles. In 2020, 43 400 all-electric vehicles were registered, representing 0.9% of all passenger cars. The canton of Zug had the highest rate of electric vehicles at 2.0%. A considerable increase has also been seen among motorcycles and light goods vehicles: their stocks have risen by 56% and 74% respectively since 2000. In 2015, 65% of all households owned at least one bicycle. 7% of households had an e-bike. ### Road vehicles – New registrations The coronavirus pandemic affected the Swiss automobile market badly in 2020. 336 841 motor vehicles were newly registered nationwide. This was the lowest number for 24 years and a decline of 17.8% in comparison with 2019. New registrations of passenger cars fell by as much as 23.7%. Despite this record drop the number of newly registered electric cars (49.8%) and plug-in hybrids (+225.7%) rose again in 2020. Together these two groups accounted for 14.3% of all new passenger cars. ## Sources - FSO (2021): [Vehicules](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/mobilitaet-verkehr/verkehrsinfrastruktur-fahrzeuge/fahrzeuge.html) ## Data sources - Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - FEDRO (2019): [Fahrzeugdaten](https://www.astra.admin.ch/astra/de/home/dokumentation/daten-informationsprodukte/fahrzeugdaten.html#accordion1623251406958) - FSO (2021): [Strassenfahrzeuge – Bestand, Motorisierungsgrad](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/mobilitaet-verkehr/verkehrsinfrastruktur-fahrzeuge/fahrzeuge/strassenfahrzeuge-bestand-motorisierungsgrad.html) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500) ## Data owners - [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/) ## Citation The terms of use ask to name the Atlas of Switzerland and the data owners, and to keep the source references in exports, screenshots and embeds. Cite the map as: > Atlas of Switzerland (2021): Level of motorisation of road vehicles. ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/level-of-motorisation-of-road-vehicles/ ## Variants The map has 167 variants. Levels: variant → spatial unit → time. The `u` value of a variant selects it in the links below. - Vehicles, total - Cantons - 1970: `u=AAUAAwDv` - 1975: `u=AEIAAwDv` - 1980: `u=AAQAAwDv` - 1985: `u=AEEAAwDv` - 1990: `u=AAMAAwDv` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwDv` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwDv` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwDv` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwDv` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwDv` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwDv` (default) - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQDv` - 1995: `u=ABUABQDv` - 2000: `u=AAIABQDv` - 2005: `u=AAgABQDv` - 2010: `u=AAEABQDv` - 2015: `u=AmAABQDv` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQDv` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgDv` - 1995: `u=ABUABgDv` - 2000: `u=AAIABgDv` - 2005: `u=AAgABgDv` - 2010: `u=AAEABgDv` - 2015: `u=AmAABgDv` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgDv` - Passenger cars - Cantons - 1970: `u=AAUAAwDu` - 1975: `u=AEIAAwDu` - 1980: `u=AAQAAwDu` - 1985: `u=AEEAAwDu` - 1990: `u=AAMAAwDu` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwDu` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwDu` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwDu` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwDu` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwDu` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwDu` - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQDu` - 1995: `u=ABUABQDu` - 2000: `u=AAIABQDu` - 2005: `u=AAgABQDu` - 2010: `u=AAEABQDu` - 2015: `u=AmAABQDu` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQDu` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgDu` - 1995: `u=ABUABgDu` - 2000: `u=AAIABgDu` - 2005: `u=AAgABgDu` - 2010: `u=AAEABgDu` - 2015: `u=AmAABgDu` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgDu` - Passenger transport vehicles - Cantons - 1970: `u=AAUAAwDx` - 1975: `u=AEIAAwDx` - 1980: `u=AAQAAwDx` - 1985: `u=AEEAAwDx` - 1990: `u=AAMAAwDx` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwDx` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwDx` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwDx` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwDx` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwDx` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwDx` - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQDx` - 1995: `u=ABUABQDx` - 2000: `u=AAIABQDx` - 2005: `u=AAgABQDx` - 2010: `u=AAEABQDx` - 2015: `u=AmAABQDx` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQDx` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgDx` - 1995: `u=ABUABgDx` - 2000: `u=AAIABgDx` - 2005: `u=AAgABgDx` - 2010: `u=AAEABgDx` - 2015: `u=AmAABgDx` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgDx` - Goods transport vehicles - Cantons - 1970: `u=AAUAAwD0` - 1975: `u=AEIAAwD0` - 1980: `u=AAQAAwD0` - 1985: `u=AEEAAwD0` - 1990: `u=AAMAAwD0` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwD0` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwD0` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwD0` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwD0` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwD0` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwD0` - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQD0` - 1995: `u=ABUABQD0` - 2000: `u=AAIABQD0` - 2005: `u=AAgABQD0` - 2010: `u=AAEABQD0` - 2015: `u=AmAABQD0` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQD0` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgD0` - 1995: `u=ABUABgD0` - 2000: `u=AAIABgD0` - 2005: `u=AAgABgD0` - 2010: `u=AAEABgD0` - 2015: `u=AmAABgD0` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgD0` - Agricultural vehicles - Cantons - 1990: `u=AAMAAwDy` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwDy` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwDy` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwDy` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwDy` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwDy` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwDy` - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQDy` - 1995: `u=ABUABQDy` - 2000: `u=AAIABQDy` - 2005: `u=AAgABQDy` - 2010: `u=AAEABQDy` - 2015: `u=AmAABQDy` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQDy` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgDy` - 1995: `u=ABUABgDy` - 2000: `u=AAIABgDy` - 2005: `u=AAgABgDy` - 2010: `u=AAEABgDy` - 2015: `u=AmAABgDy` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgDy` - Industrial vehicles - Cantons - 1990: `u=AAMAAwDz` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwDz` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwDz` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwDz` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwDz` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwDz` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwDz` - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQDz` - 1995: `u=ABUABQDz` - 2000: `u=AAIABQDz` - 2005: `u=AAgABQDz` - 2010: `u=AAEABQDz` - 2015: `u=AmAABQDz` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQDz` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgDz` - 1995: `u=ABUABgDz` - 2000: `u=AAIABgDz` - 2005: `u=AAgABgDz` - 2010: `u=AAEABgDz` - 2015: `u=AmAABgDz` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgDz` - Motorcycles - Cantons - 1970: `u=AAUAAwDw` - 1975: `u=AEIAAwDw` - 1980: `u=AAQAAwDw` - 1985: `u=AEEAAwDw` - 1990: `u=AAMAAwDw` - 1995: `u=ABUAAwDw` - 2000: `u=AAIAAwDw` - 2005: `u=AAgAAwDw` - 2010: `u=AAEAAwDw` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwDw` - 2020: `u=Ay4AAwDw` - Communes - 1990: `u=AAMABQDw` - 1995: `u=ABUABQDw` - 2000: `u=AAIABQDw` - 2005: `u=AAgABQDw` - 2010: `u=AAEABQDw` - 2015: `u=AmAABQDw` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABQDw` - Districts - 1990: `u=AAMABgDw` - 1995: `u=ABUABgDw` - 2000: `u=AAIABgDw` - 2005: `u=AAgABgDw` - 2010: `u=AAEABgDw` - 2015: `u=AmAABgDw` - 2020: `u=Ay4ABgDw` ## Links Replace `{u}` with the `u` value of a variant above, or leave out `u={u}` for the default variant. 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The size can be changed in `style`. ## Related maps - [Share of motor vehicles by fuel type](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-motor-vehicles-by-fuel-type.md) (id 912, former edition, desktop atlas only) For the use and citation of maps and data, see the [terms of use](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/terms-of-use/).