Transport, April 2025

A tenth more new passenger car registrations

There was more passenger traffic at road border crossings, the airport and the ports than in April last year. There were more goods vehicles at road border crossings, but fewer goods handled at the airport and the port of Koper.

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A tenth more new passenger cars

In April 2025, almost 12,900 road motor vehicles were registered for the first time in Slovenia or 1% fewer than the year before. Of these, almost 8,500 passenger cars were registered for the first time, which was 2% more in the same comparison. About 5,000 were first registrations of new passenger cars or 10% more than in the fourth month of last year.

The largest number of goods vehicles on the Ravbarkomanda section
 
Among selected counters on motorways, the section with the Šmarje - Sap counter was the busiest with passenger traffic this April. It counted 1.7 million passenger vehicles or 1% more than in the same month the year before. The largest goods traffic was recorded by the Ravbarkomanda counter, which counted 0.6 million goods vehicles or 2% more year-on-year.

At road border crossings, passenger traffic increased more than goods traffic

Over 6 million passenger vehicles entered or exited Slovenia via road border crossings, 8% more than in April last year. There were 1.5 million goods vehicles or 3% more.

At the airport, more passengers, but fewer goods handled

Almost 126,000 passengers departed from or arrived at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, which was 13% more than last April. Over 1,000 tonnes of goods were handled, which was 6% less.

Fewer ships but more passengers in ports

278 ships arrived at or departed from Slovenian ports, 6% fewer than in April last year. Twelve of them were passenger ships. They transported almost 8,000 passengers, 11% more than in April last year. 1.7 million tonnes of goods were handled in the port of Koper, which was 3% less.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.

First registrations of new passenger cars, Slovenia
First registrations of new passenger cars, Slovenia
The selected data of transport, Slovenia
Apr 2025Jan–Apr 2025Apr 2025
Apr 2024
Jan–Apr 2025
Jan–Apr 2024
number% change
Road transport
Road cross-border traffic of passenger vehicles (1,000)6,220.920,233.87.8-1.8
Road cross-border traffic of goods vehicles (1,000)1,523.45,2163.3-3.4
Road motor vehicles, registered for the first time12,83844,196-1.3-4.5
Passenger cars, registered for the first time8,46932,3202.0-1.8
New passenger cars, registered for the first time5,06319,53810.15.9
Maritime transport
Passengers7,95410,34110.722.6
Goods (1,000 t)1,743.77,177.6-3.16.4
Vessels2781,117-6.1-2.4
Airport traffic
Passengers (1,000)125.6373.912.71.3
Goods (1,000 t)13.8-5.6-3.5
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
At the time of this release some inconsistencies were detected in the administrative sources, which is why the data for April on urban and interurban public scheduled road passenger transport have not been published. Data on urban and interurban public scheduled road passenger transport will be published in the SiStat Database as soon as they are available.

Data on port traffic published by SURS may differ from the data published by ports in their reports. The differences are due to the use of different methodologies (different data sources, tare consideration, etc.).

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations on road public scheduled traffic, registered road vehicles, road traffic countingroad border crossingsroad goods transport, railway transport, air transport, and maritime transport and port traffic.
When making use of the data and information of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, always add: "Source: SURS". More: Copyright.