By fuel
How the fleet of motor vehicles on the road in Portugal has changed, by fuel type.
9.2 million
vehicles
Data for 2024
Open data
Car market data
Statistics on the Portuguese car market, with data from INE (Statistics Portugal), the national statistics institute.
14 indicatorsSource: INEUpdated 8 August 2026
National fleet
How many vehicles are on the road in Portugal, what fuel they use and how old they are.Source: INE. Last updated 17 October 2025.
By age group
Passenger vehicles in Portugal split by age group and vehicle type.
6.2 million
vehicles
Data for 2024
Average fleet age
Average age of passenger vehicles in Portugal, by vehicle type.
14.5
years average age
Data for 2024
Vehicles per capita
Number of passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants in Portugal.
574
per 1,000 inhabitants
Data for 2024
Heavy vehicles by gross weight
The heavy vehicle fleet in Portugal split by gross weight band.
58,253
heavy vehicles
Data for 2024
Registrations and sales
Vehicles that join the road every month, new and imported used.Source: INE. Last updated 8 August 2026.
New vehicles by municipality
Ownership registrations of new vehicles in Portugal, by location and vehicle type.
235,421
registrations in the year
Data for 2025
New cars by engine size
Monthly sales of new passenger cars by engine size band since 2007.
18,157
new cars sold in the month
Data for July 2026
Imported used cars by fuel
Monthly registrations of imported used passenger cars, by fuel type.
11,456
imported used cars in the month
Data for July 2026
Imported used cars by engine size
Monthly registrations of imported used passenger cars, by engine size band.
11,456
imported used cars in the month
Data for July 2026
New light commercial vehicles
Monthly registrations of new light commercial vehicles by fuel type.
3,181
registrations in the month
Data for July 2026
Heavy goods vehicles
Monthly registrations of new heavy goods vehicles by fuel type.
1,001
registrations in the month
Data for July 2026
Buses and coaches
Monthly registrations of new heavy passenger vehicles by fuel type.
141
registrations in the month
Data for July 2026
Electric mobility
The public charging network for electric cars.Source: INE. Last updated 27 March 2026.
Charging points
How the network of charging points for electric vehicles in Portugal has grown, by type of access.
8,821
charging points
Data for December 2024
Sockets by type
Number of sockets available at EV charging points, by socket type.
16,207
sockets
Data for December 2024
