The motorization rate in Ireland reached *** passenger cars per thousand inhabitants in 2022. Peak motorization rate in Ireland was achieved in 2020, at *** passenger cars per thousand inhabitants, with figures nearly doubling between 1990 and 2020. New registrations of passenger cars peaked in 2016, at ** units sold, before falling by roughly ten percent the following year.
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European Commission. (September 17, 2024). Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/452019/ireland-number-of-cars-per-thousand-inhabitants/
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