Historical map of 1926 of the Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9 ) opened on 21 September 1924 in Italy , the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world.[ 1] [ 2]
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 .
Countries by motorways built before 1952 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ 3]
0
0
0
13
153
219
243
322
480
566
629
761
884
964
1057
Countries by motorways built between 1971 and 1985 [ edit ]
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 [ 4]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ 5]
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 [ 4]
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
Turkey [ 6]
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1674
United Kingdom [ 3]
2920
2975
2992
2995
3070
3102
3133
3211
3242
3269
3298
3378
3421
3449
3467
Countries 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
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 [ 7]
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
Turkey [ 6]
1,696
1,714
1,753
1,862
1,867
1,908
1,908
1,922
2,036
2,080
2,119
2,127
2,244
2,278
2,282
8
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
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 [ 5]
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 [ 4]
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 [ edit ]
Rank
Country
2016
2017[ 8]
2018[ 8]
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1
Spain
-
15,523
15,585
17,228[ 9]
17,228
17,228
17,228
17,228
17,228
2
Germany
-
13,009
13,141
13,141
13,141
13,183[ 10]
13,183
13,183
13,183
3
France
-
11,618
11,671
11,671
11,671
11,671
11,671
11,671
11,671
4
Italy
-
6,943
-
6,943
6,943
6,943
6,943
6,943
6,943
5
Poland
3,252
3,510
3,811
4,214
4,340
4,690
4,935
5,075
5,075
6
United Kingdom [ 11]
3,764
3,803
3,838
3,838
3,838
3,838
3,838
3,838
3,838
7
Turkey [ 6]
-
2,657
2,842
3,060
3,523
3,532
3,633
3,633
3,633
8
Portugal
-
3,065
3,065
3,065
3,065
3,065
3,065
3,065
3,065
9
Netherlands
2,758
2,758
2,756
2,756
2,756
2,756
2,756
2,756
2,756
10
Greece
-
2,503
2,503
2,503
2,503
2,503
2,503
2,503
2,503
11
Sweden
2,118
2,132
2,132
2,132
2,132
2,132
2,132
2,132
2,132
12
Hungary
1,480.7
1,937
1,982
1,600
1,600
1,880
1,880
1,880
1,880
13
Belgium
1,763
1,763
1,763
1,763
1,763
1,763
1,763
1,763
1,763
14
Austria
1,719
1,743
1,743
1,743
1,743
1,743
1,743
1,743
1,743
15
Russia
1,442
1,442
1,442
1,442
1,638.4
1,638.4
1,638.4
1,638.4
1,638.4
16
Switzerland
1,458
1,458
1,462
1,462
1,462
1,462
1,462
1,462
1,462
17
Czech Republic [ 5]
1,223
1,240
1,252
1,306
1,306
1,355
1,355
1,355
1,355
18
Croatia
1,310
1,310
1,310
1,310
1,310
1,310
1,341
1,341
1,341
19
Denmark
1,255
1,308
1,329
1,329
1,329
1,329
1,329
1,329
1,329
20
Romania
733
763
823
850
910
940
995
1,091
1,110
21
Belarus
1,021
1,021
1,021
1,021
1,021
1,021
1,021
1,021
1,021
22
Serbia
-
-
-
-
924.6
933
961
996
996
23
Finland
890
893
926
926
926
926
926
926
926
24
Ireland
916
916
916
916
916
916
916
916
916
25
Bulgaria
-
734
757
812
831
831
845.3[ 12]
879.5
879.5
26
Slovakia [ 4]
463
482
482
498
498
498
854
854
854
27
Norway
-
523
599
599
599
599
770
770
770
28
Slovenia
-
618
623
623
623
623
625
639
639
29
Lithuania
314
324
324
324
324
324
431
431
431
30
North Macedonia
-
259
287
317
317
317
335
335
335
31
Ukraine
-
-
-
-
-
317
317
317
317
32
Cyprus
257
257
257
257
257
257
257
257
257
33
Bosnia and Herzegovina
166.2
188.1
215
-
222
231
243
243
243
34
Kosovo
76
80
80
109
119
140
189
237
237
35
Albania
86.5
152.5
152.5
152.5
152.5
152.5
191
191
191
36
Luxembourg
152
157
-
165
165
165
165
165
165
37
Estonia
154
154
154
154
154
154
154
154
154
38
Azerbaijan
-
-
148
148
148
148
148
148
148
39
Georgia
75
75
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
40
Armenia
88
88
88
88
88
88
88
88
88
41
Montenegro
0
0
0
0
0
0
41.5
41.5
41.5
42
Latvia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
43
Iceland
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
Andorra
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
Liechtenstein
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
Malta
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
Moldova
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
Monaco
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
San Marino
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Vatican City
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0