More and more traffic? Since 2000, there have been over one third more passenger cars in Switzerland.

In the same period, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the population grew from 7.20 to 9.05 million people. The motorization rate – i.e., the number of vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants – thus rose from 495 to 535, an increase of 8%. The FSO emphasizes that the growth of the vehicle fleet since 2000 is primarily due to population growth, which was mainly caused by immigration. Increasing motorization played a lesser role, as the motorization rate has remained largely stable since around 2016 (2016: 543) and has been declining since 2021 (2021: 543; 2024: 535).