REGISTERED ROAD VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, 2025

Increase in the number of registered and first-time registered road vehicles in the Republic of Croatia

The number of registered road vehicles amounted to 2 768 475 in 2025, which was 3.9% more than in 2024. The number of registered passenger cars amounted to 2 058 313 in 2025, which was an increase of 3.6% compared to 2024.

The number of first registrations of road vehicles amounted to 219 402, which was 2.8% more than in 2024. The number of first registrations increased for buses (by 29.0%), trailers (by 10.0%), agricultural tractors (by 6.2%), passenger cars (by 3.1%), motorcycles (by 3.0%), and lorries (by 0.3%), whereas it decreased for mopeds (by 10.0%), special purpose vehicles (by 4.7%), semi-trailers (by 1.0%), and road tractors (by 0.8%).

The number of first registrations of passenger cars amounted to 159 093 in 2025, which was 3.1% more than in 2024.

Increase in the number of deaths in road traffic accidents in the Republic of Croatia

In 2025, there were 11 057 road traffic accidents with casualties, which was 3.0% more than in 2024.

A total of 261 persons were killed in road traffic accidents in 2025, which was 9.2% more than in 2024.

The number of injured persons amounted to 14 422, which was 0.9% more than in 2024.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data on the number of registered motor vehicles and trailers and road traffic accidents are supplied by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia.

Coverage

Data on vehicles registered for the first time include brand new vehicles as well as second-hand vehicles registered in the Republic of Croatia.

Data on the number of killed and injured persons in traffic accidents cover all participants in traffic accidents on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, irrespective of their citizenship. A person killed in a traffic accident is any person who died at the scene of the accident or from the effects of the accident on the territory of the Republic of Croatia within 30 days, irrespective of citizenship.

Definitions

Motor vehicle is a vehicle that drives by using its own means of propulsion, except for vehicles on rails.

Moped is a two-, three- or four-wheeled road vehicle, which is fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of less than 50 cc and a maximum authorised speed of not more than 50 km/hour on a flat road.

Motorcycle is a two-wheeled road motor vehicle with or without a sidecar, or a three- or four-wheeled motor vehicle not exceeding 400 kg.

Passenger car is a road motor vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers, which has, except the seat for the driver, a maximum of eight seats.

Bus is a road motor vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers, which has, except the seat for the driver, more than eight seats.

Lorry is a road motor vehicle intended primarily to carry goods.

Road tractor is a road motor vehicle intended primarily to haul other road vehicles which are not power-driven (mainly semi-trailers).

Special purpose vehicle is a road motor vehicle designed for purposes other than the carriage of passengers or goods.

Agricultural tractor is a motor vehicle designed for hauling, pushing or carrying exchangeable tools, or for running these tools, or for hauling trailers.

Trailer is a towed vehicle designed in such a way that its total loaded weight is transferred to the road through its axles.

Abbreviations

Published by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, Ilica 3, P. O. B. 80
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Edita Omerzo, Director of Spatial Statistics Directorate
Lidija Brković, Acting Director General

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