Vehicles & mobility in Switzerland: the official figures 2024
As of 2024, 4'796'087 passenger cars were registered in Switzerland: 529.9 per 1,000 residents. 4.2% of them are fully electric; among new registrations in 2024 the electric share was 19.0%. Add 810'372 motorbikes and 494'989 goods vehicles. Below: every canton, the fuel mix, the largest cities, the trend since 2010 and the makes.
Tap a canton.
Cantons compared (2024)
Fleet on 30 September 2024 per 1,000 residents (STATPOP 2024), shares of the car fleet and of new registrations 2024. Sorted by electric share of new registrations. Context figures: motorisation depends on topography, public-transport supply and urban/rural structure.
| # | Canton | Cars /1,000 | Electric fleet | Electric new | Plug-in fleet | Diesel fleet | Motorbikes /1,000 | Goods veh. /1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zug | 758.3 | 9.0% | 26.4% | 3.7% | 26.2% | 78.8 | 84.1 |
| 2 | Thurgau | 618.4 | 4.2% | 22.7% | 1.7% | 26.5% | 104.5 | 65.6 |
| 3 | Lucerne | 516.7 | 4.3% | 22.4% | 1.7% | 27.5% | 91.0 | 57.3 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 549.9 | 4.0% | 21.8% | 1.8% | 29.8% | 86.1 | 57.4 |
| 5 | Bern | 514.8 | 3.6% | 21.8% | 1.5% | 26.9% | 92.8 | 59.0 |
| 6 | Aargau | 575.3 | 4.1% | 21.2% | 1.9% | 26.4% | 88.1 | 56.3 |
| 7 | Basel-Landschaft | 510.7 | 4.3% | 20.9% | 2.2% | 24.1% | 84.3 | 56.1 |
| 8 | Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 628.0 | 4.4% | 20.8% | 1.4% | 29.6% | 116.6 | 73.2 |
| 9 | Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 573.9 | 3.6% | 20.6% | 1.6% | 29.3% | 103.7 | 51.6 |
| 10 | Solothurn | 573.0 | 3.6% | 20.1% | 1.6% | 25.8% | 85.8 | 58.3 |
| 11 | Zurich | 471.4 | 5.4% | 19.8% | 2.5% | 25.4% | 78.7 | 43.5 |
| 12 | Nidwalden | 626.8 | 4.3% | 19.8% | 1.8% | 27.5% | 114.5 | 53.2 |
| 13 | Grisons | 576.2 | 3.7% | 19.7% | 1.8% | 35.2% | 84.5 | 76.1 |
| 14 | Schaffhausen | 558.4 | 3.6% | 19.6% | 1.6% | 27.4% | 99.3 | 59.4 |
| 15 | Obwalden | 602.1 | 3.5% | 19.4% | 1.5% | 31.0% | 111.3 | 67.5 |
| 16 | Schwyz | 648.9 | 4.2% | 19.2% | 2.0% | 26.3% | 99.9 | 62.0 |
| 17 | Uri | 549.4 | 3.0% | 17.1% | 1.4% | 32.9% | 90.0 | 51.6 |
| 18 | Valais | 634.7 | 3.6% | 17.1% | 1.6% | 25.9% | 99.7 | 71.6 |
| 19 | Glarus | 584.2 | 3.2% | 16.6% | 1.5% | 31.2% | 85.8 | 67.1 |
| 20 | Vaud | 498.7 | 4.5% | 16.4% | 2.8% | 21.0% | 77.2 | 46.0 |
| 21 | Fribourg | 571.2 | 4.1% | 15.8% | 2.0% | 22.1% | 80.8 | 53.8 |
| 22 | Basel-Stadt | 320.4 | 3.7% | 14.1% | 2.1% | 27.2% | 54.3 | 43.6 |
| 23 | Geneva | 403.5 | 3.0% | 13.1% | 3.0% | 19.0% | 115.5 | 40.8 |
| 24 | Neuchâtel | 506.6 | 3.0% | 12.6% | 2.0% | 21.1% | 70.1 | 43.7 |
| 25 | Jura | 605.9 | 3.2% | 12.2% | 2.0% | 20.0% | 73.9 | 60.0 |
| 26 | Ticino | 615.8 | 3.5% | 10.3% | 2.6% | 22.1% | 136.2 | 70.3 |
Fuel mix (Switzerland)
Passenger cars by fuel, labels as in the BFS cube, fleet 2024 and new registrations 2024.
| Fuel | Fleet 2024 | Share | New registrations 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzin | 2'899'213 | 60.4% | 71'479 | 29.1% |
| Diesel | 1'219'855 | 25.4% | 23'009 | 9.4% |
| Benzin-elektrisch: Normal-Hybrid | 303'815 | 6.3% | 70'535 | 28.7% |
| Benzin-elektrisch: Plug-in-Hybrid | 98'243 | 2.0% | 20'621 | 8.4% |
| Diesel-elektrisch: Normal-Hybrid | 55'693 | 1.2% | 12'786 | 5.2% |
| Diesel-elektrisch: Plug-in-Hybrid | 2'675 | 0.1% | 520 | 0.2% |
| Elektrisch | 202'527 | 4.2% | 46'581 | 19.0% |
| Wasserstoff | 207 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.0% |
| Gas (mono- und bivalent) | 9'553 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.0% |
| Anderer | 4'306 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 4'796'087 | 100% | 245'552 | 100% |
All vehicle groups (Switzerland 2024)
| Vehicle group | Fleet | of which electric | Electric share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personenwagen | 4'796'087 | 202'527 | 4.2% |
| Motorräder | 810'372 | 24'923 | 3.1% |
| Sachentransportfahrzeuge | 494'989 | 11'251 | 2.3% |
| Personentransportfahrzeuge | 122'359 | 673 | 0.6% |
| Landwirtschaftsfahrzeuge | 197'986 | 198 | 0.1% |
| Industriefahrzeuge | 81'821 | 5'217 | 6.4% |
| Anhänger | 482'611 | n/a | 0.0% |
Makes (2025)
Passenger-car fleet by make from the ASTRA register (stats.swiss), make names as published. Per 1,000 residents of the canton.
| Make | Switzerland | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VW | 613'693 | 12.7% |
| MERCEDES-BENZ | 368'840 | 7.6% |
| BMW | 359'370 | 7.4% |
| AUDI | 328'502 | 6.8% |
| SKODA | 287'521 | 5.9% |
| TOYOTA | 235'687 | 4.9% |
| FORD | 194'300 | 4.0% |
| RENAULT | 181'128 | 3.7% |
| OPEL | 175'659 | 3.6% |
| PEUGEOT | 149'177 | 3.1% |
| SEAT | 142'098 | 2.9% |
| VOLVO | 136'985 | 2.8% |
| FIAT | 134'768 | 2.8% |
| HYUNDAI | 133'126 | 2.8% |
| SUZUKI | 116'247 | 2.4% |
| CITROEN | 110'603 | 2.3% |
| MAZDA | 107'521 | 2.2% |
| SUBARU | 92'847 | 1.9% |
| DACIA | 86'857 | 1.8% |
| NISSAN | 85'072 | 1.8% |
| HONDA | 76'297 | 1.6% |
| MINI | 75'997 | 1.6% |
| KIA | 75'619 | 1.6% |
| PORSCHE | 75'378 | 1.6% |
| MITSUBISHI | 56'888 | 1.2% |
Sports and luxury makes plus Tesla: 2025 fleet and the three cantons with the highest density. Register spellings ("MC LAREN", "ROLLS ROYCE") kept as published.
| Make | Switzerland 2025 | Top 3 cantons per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| FERRARI | 8'889 | Zug 521 (3.86‰) · Schwyz 518 (3.05‰) · Ticino 754 (2.10‰) |
| LAMBORGHINI | 2'294 | Zug 145 (1.07‰) · Schwyz 112 (0.66‰) · Nidwalden 30 (0.66‰) |
| PORSCHE | 75'378 | Zug 3'739 (27.69‰) · Schwyz 3'445 (20.26‰) · Ticino 4'661 (12.96‰) |
| BENTLEY | 3'912 | Nidwalden 90 (1.97‰) · Zug 240 (1.78‰) · Schwyz 232 (1.36‰) |
| ROLLS ROYCE | 1'438 | Schwyz 85 (0.50‰) · Zug 65 (0.48‰) · Nidwalden 20 (0.44‰) |
| ASTON MARTIN | 3'811 | Zug 214 (1.58‰) · Schwyz 211 (1.24‰) · Nidwalden 48 (1.05‰) |
| MASERATI | 7'302 | Appenzell Inner Rhodes 33 (1.95‰) · Zug 258 (1.91‰) · Nidwalden 84 (1.84‰) |
| BUGATTI | 181 | Zug 11 (0.08‰) · Grisons 14 (0.07‰) · Nidwalden 2 (0.04‰) |
| MC LAREN | 579 | Zug 40 (0.30‰) · Schwyz 36 (0.21‰) · Nidwalden 5 (0.11‰) |
| TESLA | 55'110 | Zug 1'595 (11.81‰) · Vaud 7'674 (8.89‰) · Nidwalden 341 (7.47‰) |
Detail from the vehicle register (2025)
ASTRA register (stats.swiss), fleet on 30 September. Company cars = holder is a legal entity (passenger cars); AWD and automatic as share of all passenger cars; lorries = goods vehicles over 3,500 kg permitted weight. High company-car shares in small cantons reflect leasing and fleet companies domiciled there.
| # | Canton | Company-car share | AWD | Automatic | Lorries >3.5 t (share of goods veh.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 62.2% | 54.5% | 65.5% | 5.5% |
| 2 | Zug | 24.3% | 52.2% | 53.0% | 7.7% |
| 3 | Basel-Stadt | 19.6% | 32.5% | 46.0% | 8.1% |
| 4 | Geneva | 15.6% | 35.4% | 43.6% | 8.6% |
| 5 | Schwyz | 15.6% | 52.5% | 45.2% | 10.8% |
| 6 | Nidwalden | 15.4% | 44.7% | 42.8% | 8.4% |
| 7 | Grisons | 14.7% | 71.9% | 39.8% | 15.4% |
| 8 | Glarus | 14.6% | 51.9% | 37.9% | 12.9% |
| 9 | Lucerne | 14.5% | 38.3% | 42.1% | 13.8% |
| 10 | Zurich | 14.5% | 39.7% | 48.3% | 9.5% |
| 11 | Obwalden | 13.6% | 50.6% | 37.5% | 13.2% |
| 12 | Schaffhausen | 13.5% | 36.2% | 44.2% | 12.6% |
| 13 | Bern | 13.1% | 38.2% | 38.7% | 10.8% |
| 14 | St. Gallen | 13.1% | 43.9% | 41.0% | 12.2% |
| 15 | Ticino | 13.0% | 35.1% | 38.2% | 10.5% |
| 16 | Basel-Landschaft | 13.0% | 34.7% | 44.6% | 8.8% |
| 17 | Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 12.6% | 60.4% | 37.9% | 7.6% |
| 18 | Vaud | 12.6% | 34.2% | 41.3% | 8.8% |
| 19 | Thurgau | 12.2% | 34.2% | 42.0% | 11.8% |
| 20 | Uri | 12.2% | 52.4% | 34.4% | 12.3% |
| 21 | Solothurn | 11.9% | 34.0% | 42.3% | 14.6% |
| 22 | Aargau | 11.4% | 35.4% | 45.2% | 13.9% |
| 23 | Valais | 11.2% | 52.9% | 37.3% | 10.0% |
| 24 | Neuchâtel | 11.0% | 35.2% | 34.5% | 10.3% |
| 25 | Fribourg | 10.9% | 32.9% | 39.2% | 11.1% |
| 26 | Jura | 10.9% | 32.3% | 32.8% | 8.4% |
CO₂ classes of passenger cars (Switzerland)
| Class | Cars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 50 g | 35'811 | 1.0% |
| 51‒100 g | 196'883 | 5.5% |
| 101‒150 g | 1'733'807 | 48.6% |
| 151‒200 g | 1'166'627 | 32.7% |
| 201‒250 g | 307'593 | 8.6% |
| 251‒300 g | 91'572 | 2.6% |
| 301 or more g | 34'641 | 1.0% |
| No data/unknown | 1'022'494 | 28.7% |
| Not applicable | 250'037 | 7.0% |
Engine power of passenger cars (Switzerland)
| Class | Cars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 50 kW | 105'247 | 2.2% |
| 51‒100 kW | 1'815'367 | 37.7% |
| 101‒150 kW | 1'852'989 | 38.5% |
| 151‒200 kW | 441'903 | 9.2% |
| 201‒250 kW | 289'726 | 6.0% |
| 251‒300 kW | 119'651 | 2.5% |
| 301 or more kW | 189'830 | 3.9% |
| Missing/Undefined/Unknown | 24'752 | 0.5% |
The largest communes (2024)
The 30 most populous communes: cars per 1,000 residents and electric share. All 2,100+ communes are in the CSV.
| Commune | Canton | Residents | Cars | Cars /1,000 | Electric | Electric share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | ZH | 436'551 | 138'873 | 318.1 | 8'628 | 6.2% |
| Genève | GE | 209'061 | 67'889 | 324.7 | 1'713 | 2.5% |
| Basel | BS | 177'571 | 55'140 | 310.5 | 2'037 | 3.7% |
| Lausanne | VD | 144'873 | 45'834 | 316.4 | 1'534 | 3.4% |
| Bern | BE | 137'995 | 49'406 | 358.0 | 2'975 | 6.0% |
| Winterthur | ZH | 120'376 | 45'676 | 379.4 | 2'004 | 4.4% |
| Luzern | LU | 86'234 | 32'926 | 381.8 | 1'612 | 4.9% |
| St. Gallen | SG | 78'863 | 34'311 | 435.1 | 1'748 | 5.1% |
| Lugano | TI | 63'629 | 38'125 | 599.2 | 1'267 | 3.3% |
| Biel/Bienne | BE | 56'896 | 21'104 | 370.9 | 565 | 2.7% |
| Neuchâtel | NE | 45'309 | 21'214 | 468.2 | 691 | 3.3% |
| Bellinzona | TI | 45'305 | 26'709 | 589.5 | 991 | 3.7% |
| Thun | BE | 44'125 | 20'297 | 460.0 | 636 | 3.1% |
| Köniz | BE | 43'508 | 17'561 | 403.6 | 646 | 3.7% |
| Chur | GR | 39'486 | 18'857 | 477.6 | 831 | 4.4% |
| Fribourg | FR | 39'151 | 14'359 | 366.8 | 360 | 2.5% |
| Schaffhausen | SH | 38'964 | 19'469 | 499.7 | 706 | 3.6% |
| Vernier | GE | 37'837 | 14'824 | 391.8 | 352 | 2.4% |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | NE | 37'600 | 18'089 | 481.1 | 413 | 2.3% |
| Lancy | GE | 37'259 | 15'158 | 406.8 | 380 | 2.5% |
| Sion | VS | 37'154 | 23'143 | 622.9 | 1'027 | 4.4% |
| Uster | ZH | 36'563 | 16'445 | 449.8 | 810 | 4.9% |
| Emmen | LU | 32'619 | 15'759 | 483.1 | 495 | 3.1% |
| Dübendorf | ZH | 32'571 | 15'225 | 467.4 | 760 | 5.0% |
| Zug | ZG | 32'122 | 19'225 | 598.5 | 1'202 | 6.3% |
| Yverdon-les-Bains | VD | 30'292 | 13'880 | 458.2 | 417 | 3.0% |
| Kriens | LU | 30'008 | 12'366 | 412.1 | 473 | 3.8% |
| Rapperswil-Jona | SG | 28'779 | 14'264 | 495.6 | 758 | 5.3% |
| Dietikon | ZH | 28'295 | 13'123 | 463.8 | 448 | 3.4% |
| Bulle | FR | 27'101 | 14'672 | 541.4 | 570 | 3.9% |
Trend since 2010 (Switzerland)
Frequently asked questions
How many cars are there in Switzerland?
2024: 4'796'087 passenger cars in the fleet (ASTRA/BFS), 529.9 per 1,000 residents. 2010: 4'075'825.
What is the electric share?
In the 2024 fleet: 4.2% fully electric, plus 2.1% plug-in hybrids. Among 2024 new registrations: 19.0% fully electric. Highest new-registration electric share: Zug (26.4%); lowest: Ticino (10.3%).
Which canton has the most cars per resident?
Zug with 758.3 passenger cars per 1,000 residents; fewest Basel-Stadt with 320.4 (2024).
How many motorbikes and trucks are there?
2024: 810'372 motorbikes (89.5 per 1,000) and 494'989 goods vehicles (vans and lorries; 11'251 of them electric).
Where do these figures come from?
From the Federal Roads Office vehicle register (ASTRA/IVZ), published by the BFS as cubes by commune, vehicle group and fuel (fleet on 30 September; new registrations per year). Rates relate to the permanent resident population of the same year.
Sources: BFS px-x-1103020100_111 (Bestand) · px-x-1103020200_121 (Neue Inverkehrsetzungen) · stats.swiss CH1.MFZ_IVS (Marken) · Retrieved 2026-09-05 · Archive release SLI-2026-10-03.32 · Cantons as CSV · All communes as CSV. Raw payloads (verbatim) archived under data/raw/vehicles/ and data/raw/vehicles-sdmx/.
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