The number of inhabitants who live in the impact area of major roads outside urban areas has decreased. In 2017, around 16,000 fewer inhabitants were exposed to high noise levels throughout the day and during the night compared to 2012. In urban areas, the number of inhabitants who are exposed to road traffic noise has not decreased. The number of inhabitants who are exposed to high noise levels throughout the day has remained at the same level as in 2012 and is estimated at 64,000. The number of inhabitants who are exposed to noise during the night along major roads in urban areas has slightly increased.
The number of inhabitants who live along major railways outside urban areas did not change significantly between 2012 and 2017. In 2017, around 7,000 inhabitants were exposed to high noise levels throughout the day and around 10,700 inhabitants during the night. Despite a decrease in the number of inhabitants exposed to noise during the night within urban areas, around 8,800 inhabitants were exposed to high noise levels during the night in 2017.
Noise source | Unit | Lden > 55 outside urban area |
Lnight > 50 outside urban area |
Lden > 55 inside urban area |
Lnight > 50 inside urban area |
Roads 2007 | num. | 136343 | 85771 | 168696 | 113945 |
Roads 2012 | num. | 146151 | 96351 | 206709 | 137477 |
Roads 2017 | num. | 112341 | 73084 | 207815 | 152871 |
Noise source | Unit | Lden > 65 outside urban area |
Lnight > 55 outside urban area |
Lden > 65 inside urban area |
Lnight > 55 inside urban area |
Roads 2007 | num. | 28988 | 37212 | 51967 | 59516 |
Roads 2012 | num. | 43688 | 50817 | 64615 | 61730 |
Roads 2017 | num. | 27507 | 34271 | 64035 | 78035 |
Noise source | Unit | Lden > 55 outside urban area |
Lnight > 50 outside urban area |
Lden > 55 inside urban area |
Lnight > 50 inside urban area |
Railways 2007 | num. | 10051 | 8482 | 11326 | 8832 |
Railways 2012 | num. | 20791 | 17567 | 24620 | 21022 |
Railways 2017 | num. | 22596 | 19391 | 28176 | 15589 |
Noise source | Unit | Lden > 65 outside urban area |
Lnight > 55 outside urban area |
Lden > 65 inside urban area |
Lnight > 55 inside urban area |
Railways 2007 | num. | 1864 | 4026 | 1124 | 2998 |
Railways 2012 | num. | 6959 | 9850 | 6645 | 10646 |
Railways 2017 | num. | 7057 | 10672 | 7735 | 8810 |
Agglomeration | Unit | Roads | Railways | Airports | Major roads | Major railways | Major airports |
Inside urban area, Lden > 55 | num. | 78.236.200,00 | 10.337.200,00 | 3.028.200,00 | - | - | - |
Inside urban area, Lnight > 50 | num. | 55.088.700,00 | 7.833.100,00 | 857.400,00 | - | - | - |
Outside urban area, Lden > 55 | num. | - | - | - | 30.574.800,00 | 10.666.700,00 | 1.072.800,00 |
Outside urban area, Lnight > 50 | num. | - | - | - | 20.705.700,00 | 8.826.700,00 | 439.800,00 |