Vehicles registered , 1979 - 2008

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

Car

25,960

25,640

25,215

25,536

26,082

26,274

26,455

(of which taxi car)

(3,479)

(3,305)

(3,151)

(3,026)

(2,954)

(2,735)

(2,717)

5,859

6,167

6,494

6,719

6,971

7,212

7,527

267

301

355

362

370

373

400

8,861

8,499

8,279

8,427

8,711

8,882

9,014

16,615

17,798

17,828

18,618

18,770

19,223

19,514

Lorry & truck

4,559

4,521

4,592

4,645

4,690

4,671

4,717

Van

2,551

2,656

2,804

2,955

3,089

3,265

3,440

Bus

1,468

1,490

1,469

1,442

1,418

1,364

1,369

Tractor & dumper

1,642

1,605

1,623

1,739

1,760

1,742

1,788

97

99

101

109

113

116

120

Trailer

871

820

850

930

968

976

983

Road roller

108

96

99

114

114

105

97

Other

132

137

138

154

162

166

171

Total

68,990

69,829

69,847

71,750

73,218

74,369

75,595

Dual purpose vehicle

Heavy motor car
Motor cycle
Autocycle

Prime mover

Excluding pedal cycles , but including government vehicles

Source : National Transport Authority

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

27,053

28,337

30,283

31,919

33,916

35,673

37,696

39,511

41,355

(2,931)

(3,358)

(3,423)

(3,464)

(3,715)

(3,965)

(4,014)

(4,050)

(4,311)

8,071

9,207

10,283

11,460

12,877

14,343

16,246

17,882

20,023

423

454

517

624

695

766

799

826

848

9,205

9,436

9,912

10,560

11,937

14,740

16,880

18,829

20,461

20,359

24,124

29,181

35,844

45,157

53,834

60,859

66,711

72,509

4,838

5,057

5,534

5,906

6,564

7,226

7,776

8,166

8,559

3,636

4,115

4,788

5,600

6,637

7,602

8,749

9,663

10,292

1,360

1,529

1,771

1,858

1,929

2,021

2,097

2,217

2,276

1,863

1,940

2,013

2,078

2,156

2,274

2,356

2,413

2,478

130

145

164

182

185

197

212

228

249

997

1,039

1,083

1,151

1,155

1,231

1,288

1,333

1,428

91

87

101

98

94

96

100

106

106

203

207

210

233

243

251

262

273

300

78,229

85,677

95,840 107,513 123,545 140,254 155,320 168,158 180,884

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

43,288

45,563

48,390

51,051

52,892

(4,439)

(4,673)

(4,721)

(4,761)

(4,905)

54,911
(5,039)

58,082
(5,318)

63,307
(5,801)

68,524
(5,979)

22,086

24,382

27,050

29,527

32,262

34,912

36,984

38,129

39,383

898

922

934

945

934

916

923

944

958

21,492

22,230

22,839

23,577

24,125

24,523

25,104

25,723

26,744

76,317

79,524

82,567

85,566

88,821

91,955

94,849

97,078

98,858

8,815

9,058

9,356

9,750

10,138

10,485

10,888

11,236

11,501

10,851

11,434

12,469

14,508

16,814

18,807

20,694

21,750

22,496

2,362

2,348

2,359

2,367

2,344

2,394

2,408

2,450

2,460

2,546

2,580

2,615

2,627

2,630

2,645

2,683

2,683

2,877

256

262

278

297

315

322

335

349

369

1,534

1,597

1,640

1,703

1,719

1,726

1,776

1,770

1,772

107

106

108

105

102

100

100

101

100

315

314

317

321

319

322
323
321
329
190,867 200,320 210,922 222,344 233,415 244,018 255,149 265,841 276,371

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

77,342
(6,482)

84,818

(6,798)

91,911
(6,860)

99,770 109,507
(6,885) (6,941)

40,667

42,026

43,221

44,635

46,021

1,020

1,045

1,118

1,223

1,290

28,646

30,927

33,936

36,969

40,804

100,854 102,503 104,238 105,637 107,184

11,774

12,047

12,272

12,536

12,726

23,326

23,989

24,522

24,934

25,334

2,457

2,560

2,612

2,753

2,762

2,935

2,982

3,001

3,025

3,045

388

412

436

452

505

1,771

1,765

1,756

1,795

1,809

99

96

96

96

96

326
326
321
320
291,605 305,496 319,440 334,145

323
351,406