Vehicle registrations - Iceland. January of 2024

Drop in number of Icelanders passenger car registrations

In December, private car in Iceland grew by 23.47% with respect to December of 2021. In total, 1,652 cars were registered in December and 18,516 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 29.51% more than the year before.

Iceland is the 86 th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

Changes in Icelandic vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2014, as 7,353 were registered that year

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Iceland. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Iceland in en Icelandic economy.

Iceland - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
January 202410,23327,046
December 20231,4512,53734,356
November 20231,29634,355
October 202396134,352
September 20231,13434,202
August 20231,16534,262
July 20231,26834,074
June 20232,56834,431
May 20232,57734,351
April 20231,62933,993
March 20231,83033,767
February 202393433,388
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Iceland - New motor vehicle registrations
Iceland - New motor vehicle registrations