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Evolution of motorway construction in European nations

February 07, 2023

The evolution of motorways construction in European countries by total number of kilometers existing in that year. This is a list of the total number of Motorways by country in Europe. It includes motorways (controlled-access highways), classified as such by the Eurostat and includes countries that are not members of the European Union but geographically are situated in Europe.

Historical map of the original A8-A9 motorway, Italy. The first motorway ever built in the world was opened on 21 September 1924.
A German Reichsautobahn of the 1930s.

Countries by motorways built before 1952

Country 1924 1932 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1950 1952
  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 - 16.8
  Belgium 0 0 0 0 110 - - - - - - - - - 50
  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 - - - - 0
  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 - - - -
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 - - 300 300 300 300 300 300
  Germany 0 18 108 1086 1010 3046 3301 3737 3827 3861 3896 - - 2128 -
  Italy 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 400 - - - - - - - -
  Poland 0 0 0 93 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 133 133 133 133
  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8

Countries by motorways built between 1955 and 1970

Country 1955 1956 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
  Austria 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8
  Belgium 80 100 150 - 200 - 300 - - 400 - - - - 570
  Denmark 300 300 509 - - - - - - - - - - -
  France 0 14.2 70.4 106 - 168.5 - 218.3 - - 246.4 - - -
  Germany 2187 - - - 2551 - - - - 3204 - - - - 4110
  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 - - - -
  Poland 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133
  Portugal 8 8 8 8 11.6 - 36.6 - - 44 - - - - 59.1
  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 108.9 - - 108.9 - - -
  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 - - - - - - -
  United Kingdom[1] 0 0 0 13 153 219 243 322 480 566 629 761 884 964 1057

Countries by motorways built between 1971 and 1985

Country 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
  Austria - 292 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Belgium - 848 - - 956 956 1130 1130 1137 1137 1152 - - 1395 -
  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 - - 120 152 - - - -
  Croatia - 39.3 - - 39.3 39.3 39.3 39.3 246 246 246 246 - - -
  Czech Republic 21.3 29.1 48.6 48.6 64.7 81.7 135.4 166.5 194.4 257.7 257.7 270.6 281.1 305.3 314.8
  Germany - - - - 5742 - 7292 - - - - - - - -
  Hungary 85 - 107 - 136 136 168 182 184 213 213 230 245 245 302
  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 15
  Italy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 23 23 42
  Poland - 133 133 133 133 133 169 169 190 190 190 190 255 278 321
Portugal 59.1
  Romania 0 0 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96
  Russia 108.9 180.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9
  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355
  Slovakia[2] 0 0 29.3 29.3 46.1 53.3 67.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 142.7 150.1 150.1 165.2
  Slovenia 0 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
  Spain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Sweden - - - - - - - 721 - - - - - - -
  Switzerland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  United Kingdom 1270 1669 1730 1869 1975 2155 2237 2394 2455 2556 2647 2692 2741 2786 2813

Countries by motorways built between 1986 and 2000

Country 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
  Austria - - - - 1145 - - - - - - - - - 1633
  Belgium - - - 1613 1666 - - - - - - - - - 1702
  Bulgaria - - - 273 - - - - - - - - - 324
  Croatia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 411
  Czech Republic[3] 317.4 317.4 326.4 335.4 355.7 365.1 368.7 391.5 392.3 416.7 425.6 488.2 500.9 500.9 500.9
  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 - 154 - - - - - - - - 240
  Denmark - - - - 601 - - - - - - - - - 953
  Estonia - - - - 41 - - - - - - - 93 93 96
  Finland 0 0 0 225 - - - - - - - - - 549
  France - - - - 6824 8500 - - - - - - - - 9776
  Germany - - 8198 8822 10854 - - - - - - 11143 - 11515 11712
  Greece 0 0 0 0 190 - - - - - - - 346 416 553
  Hungary 310 310 316 346 361 361 361 361 398 398 440 456 533 571 571
  Ireland - - - - 26 - - - - - - - - - 103
  Italy - - - - 6193 - - - - - - - - 6478 6478
  Lithuania - - - - 421 - - - - - - - - - 147
  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 78 - - - - - 114 115 126 146 147
  Netherlands - - - - 2092 - - - - - - - - 2265 2274
  North Macedonia 42 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 105 105 120 120 145 145
  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143
  Poland 327 327 348 366 381 399 399 403 405 440 453 456 490 502 592
  Portugal - - - - 316 - - - - - - - - - 1482
  Romania 96 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113
  Russia 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 -
  Serbia 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 33
  Slovakia[2] 173.1 173.1 191.9 191.9 195.4 197.4 197.4 197.4 197.4 197.4 216.1 219.2 288.6 290.6 290.6
  Slovenia - - - - 228 - - - - - - - - - 427
  Spain 0 0 0 0 4693 - - - - - - - - - 9049
  Sweden - - - - 939 - - - - - - - - - 1499
  Switzerland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1270
  United Kingdom[1] 2920 2975 2992 2995 3070 3102 3133 3211 3242 3269 3298 3378 3421 3449 3467

Countries by motorways built between 2001 and 2015

 
Motorway construction in European nations by 2012
Rank Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1   Spain 9,571 9,739 10,296 10,747 11,432 12,073 13,013 13,518 14,021 14,262 14,531 14,701 14,981 15,049 15,336
2   Germany 11,786 12,037 12,044 12,174 12,363 12,531 12,594 12,645 12,813 12,819 12,845 12,879 12,917 12,949 12,993
3   France 10,068 10,223 10,379 10,486 10,800 10,848 10,958 11,042 11,163 11,392 11,413 11,413 11,552 11,560 11,599
4   Italy 6,478 6,487 6,487 6,532 6,542 6,554 6,588 6,629 6,661 6,668 6,668 6,726 6,751 6,844 -
5   Poland 630 639 727 781 848 1,013 1,083 1,282 1,454 1,560 1,865 2,495 2,805 3,100 3,131
6   United Kingdom [4] 3,519 3,610 3,611 3,657 3,629 3,665 3,669 3,673 3,673 3,673 3,685.7 3,732.5 3,756 3,759.6 3,768.4
7   Portugal 1,659 1,835 - - - 2,545 2,613 2,673 2,705 2,737 2,737 2,988 3,035 3,065 3,080
8   Turkey - - - 1,662 1,667 1,908 1,908 1,922 2,036 2,080 2,119 2,127 2,127 2,282 2,159
9   Netherlands 2,499 2,516 2,542 2,585 2,600 2,604 2,582 2,637 2,631 2,631 2,631 2,658 2,666 2,678 2,730
10   Greece 670 845 849 866 1,062 1,233 1,364 1,569 1,744 1,744 1,744 1,744 1,879 2,250 -
11   Sweden 1,507 1,544 1,591 1,684 1,677 1,744 1,836 1,857 1,923 1,971 1,957 2,004 2,044 2,088 2,119
12   Belgium 1,727 1,729 1,729 1,747 1,747 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 - -
13   Austria 1,645 1,645 1,670 1,677 1,677 1,678 1,696 1,696 1,696 1,719 1,719 1,719 1,719 1,719 1,719
14   Hungary 571 638 667 717 803 967 1,037 1,113 1,118 1,290 1,321 1,321 1,361 1,382.1 1,447.3
15   Russia 132.9 - - - - - - - - - 1,000 1,060.5 1,060.5 1,060.5 -
16   Switzerland 1,305 1,341 1,341 1,341 1,358 1,361 1,383 1,383 1406 1,406 1,415 1,419 1,429 - -
17   Denmark 971 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,071 1,111 1,128 1,143 1,216 1,232 1,237
18   Croatia 429 613 754 925 1,016 1,081 1,156 1,199 1,244 1,244 1,254 1254 1,289 1,290 1,310
19   Czech Republic[3] 518.1 518.1 526.4 541.5 558.5 627.2 657 691 729 734 745 751 776 776 776
20   Belarus - - - - - - - - - - - 845 845 903 1021
21   Romania 113 113 113 228 228 228 281 281 321 332 350 550 644 683 733
22   Finland 591 603 653 653 693 700 700 739 765 779 790 780 810 881 881
23   Serbia 55.5 88.7 108.7 113.3 - 201.3 207.3 207.3 236.3 628 633 498 498 - -
24   Ireland 125 125 177 192 247 270 270 423 663 900 900 900 897 897 916
25   Bulgaria 328 328 328 331 331 394 418 418 418 437 458 541 605 610 -
26   Slovenia 435 456 477 483 569 579 579 696 747 768 768 769 769 770 773
27   Norway 143 173 - 193 264 271 239 253 344 381 393 393 407 514 -
28   Slovakia[2] 290.6 297.1 307.8 314.6 326.5 326.5 363.7 381.6 389.6 414.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 463
29   Lithuania 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309
30   Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 200 280 317 -
31   North Macedonia 145 208 208 208 216 216 221 237 242 251 251 251 251 251 251
32   Cyprus 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257
33   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 11.5 11.5 11.5 20 27.6 27.6 37 42.7 69.2 80.6 81.8 126.1 129.6
34   Luxembourg 115 126 147 147 147 147 147 147 152 152 152 152 152 152 157
35   Estonia 93 96 98 99 100 104 115 124 - - - - - - -
36   Albania - - - - - - - - 25 86.5 86.5 86.5 86.5 86.5 152.5
37   Azerbaijan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 148
38   Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 76 80
39   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 69 69 75 75 90
40   Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 88
41   Iceland 11 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42   Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43   Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44   Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45   Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46   Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47   Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48   Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49   San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50    Vatican City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

* Note: Due to the new European standards in 2011 some European countries had their total number of motorways diminished. Examples being Iceland form 11 to 0, or Estonia 115 to 0, they became either expressways or national highways.
** Note: This table includes countries that are geographically situated in Asia but are integrated into the European Road System (example E80 in Turkey): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

Countries by motorways built between 2016 and 2025

Rank Country 2016 2017[5] 2018[5] 2019 2020 2021 2022
1   Spain - 15,523 15,585 17,228[6] 17,228 17,228
2   Germany - 13,009 13,141 13,141 13,141 13,183[7]
3   France - 11,618 11,671 11,671 11,671 11,671
4   Italy - 6,943 - 6,943 6,943 6,943
5   Poland 3,252 3,510 3,811 4,214 4,340 4,690 4,935
6   United Kingdom [8] 3,764 3,803 3,838 3,838 3,838 3,838
7   Portugal - 3,065 3,065 3,065 3,065 3,065
8   Turkey - 2,657 2,842 2,842 2,842 2,842 3,014
9   Netherlands 2,758 2,758 2,756 2,756 2,756 2,756
10   Greece - 2,503 2,503 2,503 2,503 2,503
11   Sweden 2,118 2,132 2,132 2,132 2,132 2,132
12   Belgium 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763
13   Austria 1,719 1,743 1,743 1,743 1,743 1,743
14   Hungary 1,480.7 1,937 1,982 1,600 1,600 1,880
15   Russia 1,442 1,442 1,442 1,442 1,638.4 1,638.4
16   Switzerland 1,458 1,458 1,462 1,462 1,462 1,462
17   Denmark 1,255 1,308 1,329 1,329 1,329 1,329
18   Croatia 1,310 1,310 1,310 1,310 1,310 1,310
19   Czech Republic[3] 1,223 1,240 1,252 1,306 1,306 1,350
20   Belarus 1,021 1,021 1,021 1,021 1,021 1,021
21   Romania 733 763 823 850 910 940 995
22   Finland 890 893 926 926 926 926
23   Serbia - - - - 924.6 924.6
24   Ireland 916 916 916 916 916 916
25   Bulgaria - 734 757 812 831 831 845.3[9]
26   Slovenia - 618 623 623 623 623
27   Norway - 523 599 599 599 599
28   Slovakia[2] 463 482 482 498 498 498 543
29   Lithuania 314 324 324 324 324 324
30   Ukraine - - - - - 317
31   North Macedonia - 259 287 317 317 317
32   Cyprus 257 257 257 257 257 257
33   Bosnia and Herzegovina 166.2 188.1 215 - 222 231 243
34   Luxembourg 152 157 - 165 165 165
35   Estonia 154 154 154 154 154 154
36   Albania 86.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5
37   Azerbaijan - - 148 148 148 148
38   Kosovo 76 80 80 109 119 140
39   Georgia 75 75 90 90 90 90
40   Armenia 88 88 88 88 88 88
41   Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0
42   Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0
43   Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0
44   Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0
45   Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0
46   Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0
47   Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0
48   Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 41.5
49   San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0
50    Vatican City 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

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The evolution of motorways construction in European countries by total number of kilometers existing in that year This is a list of the total number of Motorways by country in Europe It includes motorways controlled access highways classified as such by the Eurostat and includes countries that are not members of the European Union but geographically are situated in Europe Historical map of the original A8 A9 motorway Italy The first motorway ever built in the world was opened on 21 September 1924 A German Reichsautobahn of the 1930s This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Contents 1 Countries by motorways built before 1952 2 Countries by motorways built between 1955 and 1970 3 Countries by motorways built between 1971 and 1985 4 Countries by motorways built between 1986 and 2000 5 Countries by motorways built between 2001 and 2015 6 Countries by motorways built between 2016 and 2025 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksCountries by motorways built before 1952 EditCountry 1924 1932 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1950 1952 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 Belgium 0 0 0 0 110 50 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 300 300 300 300 300 300 Germany 0 18 108 1086 1010 3046 3301 3737 3827 3861 3896 2128 Italy 58 2 58 2 58 2 58 2 58 2 58 2 400 Poland 0 0 0 93 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 133 133 133 133 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8Countries by motorways built between 1955 and 1970 EditCountry 1955 1956 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Austria 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 Belgium 80 100 150 200 300 400 570 Denmark 300 300 509 France 0 14 2 70 4 106 168 5 218 3 246 4 Germany 2187 2551 3204 4110 Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Poland 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 Portugal 8 8 8 8 11 6 36 6 44 59 1 Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 9 108 9 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 United Kingdom 1 0 0 0 13 153 219 243 322 480 566 629 761 884 964 1057Countries by motorways built between 1971 and 1985 EditCountry 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Austria 292 Belgium 848 956 956 1130 1130 1137 1137 1152 1395 Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 120 152 Croatia 39 3 39 3 39 3 39 3 39 3 246 246 246 246 Czech Republic 21 3 29 1 48 6 48 6 64 7 81 7 135 4 166 5 194 4 257 7 257 7 270 6 281 1 305 3 314 8 Germany 5742 7292 Hungary 85 107 136 136 168 182 184 213 213 230 245 245 302 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 15 Italy North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 23 23 42 Poland 133 133 133 133 133 169 169 190 190 190 190 255 278 321Portugal 59 1 Romania 0 0 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 Russia 108 9 180 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 Slovakia 2 0 0 29 3 29 3 46 1 53 3 67 6 115 6 115 6 115 6 115 6 142 7 150 1 150 1 165 2 Slovenia 0 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain Sweden 721 Switzerland United Kingdom 1270 1669 1730 1869 1975 2155 2237 2394 2455 2556 2647 2692 2741 2786 2813Countries by motorways built between 1986 and 2000 EditCountry 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Austria 1145 1633 Belgium 1613 1666 1702 Bulgaria 273 324 Croatia 411 Czech Republic 3 317 4 317 4 326 4 335 4 355 7 365 1 368 7 391 5 392 3 416 7 425 6 488 2 500 9 500 9 500 9 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 154 240 Denmark 601 953 Estonia 41 93 93 96 Finland 0 0 0 225 549 France 6824 8500 9776 Germany 8198 8822 10854 11143 11515 11712 Greece 0 0 0 0 190 346 416 553 Hungary 310 310 316 346 361 361 361 361 398 398 440 456 533 571 571 Ireland 26 103 Italy 6193 6478 6478 Lithuania 421 147 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 78 114 115 126 146 147 Netherlands 2092 2265 2274 North Macedonia 42 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 105 105 120 120 145 145 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 Poland 327 327 348 366 381 399 399 403 405 440 453 456 490 502 592 Portugal 316 1482 Romania 96 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 Russia 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 108 9 Serbia 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 33 Slovakia 2 173 1 173 1 191 9 191 9 195 4 197 4 197 4 197 4 197 4 197 4 216 1 219 2 288 6 290 6 290 6 Slovenia 228 427 Spain 0 0 0 0 4693 9049 Sweden 939 1499 Switzerland 1270 United Kingdom 1 2920 2975 2992 2995 3070 3102 3133 3211 3242 3269 3298 3378 3421 3449 3467Countries by motorways built between 2001 and 2015 Edit Motorway construction in European nations by 2012 Rank Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151 Spain 9 571 9 739 10 296 10 747 11 432 12 073 13 013 13 518 14 021 14 262 14 531 14 701 14 981 15 049 15 3362 Germany 11 786 12 037 12 044 12 174 12 363 12 531 12 594 12 645 12 813 12 819 12 845 12 879 12 917 12 949 12 9933 France 10 068 10 223 10 379 10 486 10 800 10 848 10 958 11 042 11 163 11 392 11 413 11 413 11 552 11 560 11 5994 Italy 6 478 6 487 6 487 6 532 6 542 6 554 6 588 6 629 6 661 6 668 6 668 6 726 6 751 6 844 5 Poland 630 639 727 781 848 1 013 1 083 1 282 1 454 1 560 1 865 2 495 2 805 3 100 3 1316 United Kingdom 4 3 519 3 610 3 611 3 657 3 629 3 665 3 669 3 673 3 673 3 673 3 685 7 3 732 5 3 756 3 759 6 3 768 47 Portugal 1 659 1 835 2 545 2 613 2 673 2 705 2 737 2 737 2 988 3 035 3 065 3 0808 Turkey 1 662 1 667 1 908 1 908 1 922 2 036 2 080 2 119 2 127 2 127 2 282 2 1599 Netherlands 2 499 2 516 2 542 2 585 2 600 2 604 2 582 2 637 2 631 2 631 2 631 2 658 2 666 2 678 2 73010 Greece 670 845 849 866 1 062 1 233 1 364 1 569 1 744 1 744 1 744 1 744 1 879 2 250 11 Sweden 1 507 1 544 1 591 1 684 1 677 1 744 1 836 1 857 1 923 1 971 1 957 2 004 2 044 2 088 2 11912 Belgium 1 727 1 729 1 729 1 747 1 747 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 13 Austria 1 645 1 645 1 670 1 677 1 677 1 678 1 696 1 696 1 696 1 719 1 719 1 719 1 719 1 719 1 71914 Hungary 571 638 667 717 803 967 1 037 1 113 1 118 1 290 1 321 1 321 1 361 1 382 1 1 447 315 Russia 132 9 1 000 1 060 5 1 060 5 1 060 5 16 Switzerland 1 305 1 341 1 341 1 341 1 358 1 361 1 383 1 383 1406 1 406 1 415 1 419 1 429 17 Denmark 971 1 010 1 010 1 010 1 010 1 071 1 111 1 128 1 143 1 216 1 232 1 23718 Croatia 429 613 754 925 1 016 1 081 1 156 1 199 1 244 1 244 1 254 1254 1 289 1 290 1 31019 Czech Republic 3 518 1 518 1 526 4 541 5 558 5 627 2 657 691 729 734 745 751 776 776 77620 Belarus 845 845 903 102121 Romania 113 113 113 228 228 228 281 281 321 332 350 550 644 683 73322 Finland 591 603 653 653 693 700 700 739 765 779 790 780 810 881 88123 Serbia 55 5 88 7 108 7 113 3 201 3 207 3 207 3 236 3 628 633 498 498 24 Ireland 125 125 177 192 247 270 270 423 663 900 900 900 897 897 91625 Bulgaria 328 328 328 331 331 394 418 418 418 437 458 541 605 610 26 Slovenia 435 456 477 483 569 579 579 696 747 768 768 769 769 770 77327 Norway 143 173 193 264 271 239 253 344 381 393 393 407 514 28 Slovakia 2 290 6 297 1 307 8 314 6 326 5 326 5 363 7 381 6 389 6 414 8 417 8 417 8 417 8 417 8 46329 Lithuania 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 309 30930 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 200 280 317 31 North Macedonia 145 208 208 208 216 216 221 237 242 251 251 251 251 251 25132 Cyprus 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 25733 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 11 5 11 5 11 5 20 27 6 27 6 37 42 7 69 2 80 6 81 8 126 1 129 634 Luxembourg 115 126 147 147 147 147 147 147 152 152 152 152 152 152 15735 Estonia 93 96 98 99 100 104 115 124 36 Albania 25 86 5 86 5 86 5 86 5 86 5 152 537 Azerbaijan 14838 Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 76 8039 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 69 69 75 75 9040 Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8841 Iceland 11 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 042 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 043 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 045 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 046 Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 047 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 049 San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 050 Vatican City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Note Due to the new European standards in 2011 some European countries had their total number of motorways diminished Examples being Iceland form 11 to 0 or Estonia 115 to 0 they became either expressways or national highways Note This table includes countries that are geographically situated in Asia but are integrated into the European Road System example E80 in Turkey Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia and Turkey Countries by motorways built between 2016 and 2025 EditRank Country 2016 2017 5 2018 5 2019 2020 2021 20221 Spain 15 523 15 585 17 228 6 17 228 17 2282 Germany 13 009 13 141 13 141 13 141 13 183 7 3 France 11 618 11 671 11 671 11 671 11 6714 Italy 6 943 6 943 6 943 6 9435 Poland 3 252 3 510 3 811 4 214 4 340 4 690 4 9356 United Kingdom 8 3 764 3 803 3 838 3 838 3 838 3 8387 Portugal 3 065 3 065 3 065 3 065 3 0658 Turkey 2 657 2 842 2 842 2 842 2 842 3 0149 Netherlands 2 758 2 758 2 756 2 756 2 756 2 75610 Greece 2 503 2 503 2 503 2 503 2 50311 Sweden 2 118 2 132 2 132 2 132 2 132 2 13212 Belgium 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 763 1 76313 Austria 1 719 1 743 1 743 1 743 1 743 1 74314 Hungary 1 480 7 1 937 1 982 1 600 1 600 1 88015 Russia 1 442 1 442 1 442 1 442 1 638 4 1 638 416 Switzerland 1 458 1 458 1 462 1 462 1 462 1 46217 Denmark 1 255 1 308 1 329 1 329 1 329 1 32918 Croatia 1 310 1 310 1 310 1 310 1 310 1 31019 Czech Republic 3 1 223 1 240 1 252 1 306 1 306 1 35020 Belarus 1 021 1 021 1 021 1 021 1 021 1 02121 Romania 733 763 823 850 910 940 99522 Finland 890 893 926 926 926 92623 Serbia 924 6 924 624 Ireland 916 916 916 916 916 91625 Bulgaria 734 757 812 831 831 845 3 9 26 Slovenia 618 623 623 623 62327 Norway 523 599 599 599 59928 Slovakia 2 463 482 482 498 498 498 54329 Lithuania 314 324 324 324 324 32430 Ukraine 31731 North Macedonia 259 287 317 317 31732 Cyprus 257 257 257 257 257 25733 Bosnia and Herzegovina 166 2 188 1 215 222 231 24334 Luxembourg 152 157 165 165 16535 Estonia 154 154 154 154 154 15436 Albania 86 5 152 5 152 5 152 5 152 5 152 537 Azerbaijan 148 148 148 14838 Kosovo 76 80 80 109 119 14039 Georgia 75 75 90 90 90 9040 Armenia 88 88 88 88 88 8841 Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 042 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 043 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 044 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 045 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 046 Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 047 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 048 Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 549 San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 050 Vatican City 0 0 0 0 0 0See also EditEvolution of motorway construction in European Union member states Highway systems by country List of controlled access highway systems Transport in EuropeReferences Edit a b Road length statistics RDL GOV UK Retrieved 2019 12 08 a b c d Historia diaľnic na Slovensku History of Highways in Slovakia historiadialnic sk in Slovak Archived from the original on 2020 05 01 Retrieved 2020 05 01 a b c Uvadeni jednotlivych dalnicnich useku do provozu Commissioning of 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