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Malta saw a significant boost in cars in 2023 with 438,567 vehicles licensed across the island, according to the National Statistics Office’s most recent report. The Northern Harbour district led the count with 25.5% of the total vehicles.
Passenger cars dominated the landscape, making up 73.8% of all licensed vehicles. The report also highlighted a slight increase in the number of driving license holders, which reached 277,837—a 0.4% rise from 2022. The Northern Harbour district topped the charts once again with 26.1% of these license holders, while Gozo and Comino accounted for 9.6%.
Analysing vehicle density, the 2022 data revealed that Malta had 1,529 vehicles per 1,000 driving license holders. The Northern district registered the highest ratio of 1,053 vehicles per 1,000 residents, contrasting sharply with the Southern Harbour district’s lower ratio of 673 vehicles per 1,000 residents.
The average age of passenger cars in Malta stood at 15.73 years in 2023, with the Southern Harbour district recording the oldest fleet at an average of 17.11 years. Public transport also played a vital role, with 67,241,760 commuters using the service, though only 4.3% were from the Gozo and Comino region.
Traffic accidents saw a 4.5% increase over the previous year, with 35.8% occurring in the Northern Harbour district. Birkirkara topped the list of localities with the highest number of accidents at 1,084 cases, followed by Ħal Qormi and San Pawl Il-Baħar.
This data provides a comprehensive snapshot of Malta’s road transport dynamics, highlighting areas of high vehicle density, aging car populations, and the regions most affected by traffic incidents.
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