Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Switzerland
Switzerland: Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight was 491,961 in 2025. β² Rising
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Switzerland, 2013β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 491,961 for lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Switzerland peaked at 491,961 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 360,272, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 394,125 | 360,272 | 428,810 | 7 |
| 2020s | 467,487 | 440,281 | 491,961 | 6 |
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More urban development data for Switzerland
- Population in the largest city 18.7% (2025)
- Population density 224.98 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.46 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 36.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.46 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Switzerland?
- Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Switzerland was 491,961 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 491,961 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,272 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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