The shared mobility scenario in Italian cities has undergone profound transformations in recent years. On one hand, according to an Istat report on the urban environment, in 2024 the total number of vehicles used in provincial capitals remained substantially unchanged compared to the previous year; on the other hand, the composition of the offer has changed significantly. Specifically, a sharp decrease in the spread of scooters and mopeds was balanced by the recovery of bike sharing and car sharing.
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The transformation of the offer
The number of vehicles used by shared mobility services in 2024 stood at about 100,000 units, equal to 56.9 per 10,000 inhabitants, a figure similar to that recorded in 2023. However, the balance between the vehicles that make up the overall offer has undergone radical changes.
The supply of electric scooters has fallen for the third consecutive year, dropping to 24.5 vehicles per 10,000 inhabitants compared to 25.5 recorded the previous year. The geographical spread of this form of electric micromobility has also suffered a setback: in 2024, the vehicles are present in 40 provincial capitals, two fewer than in 2023. The service is then mainly concentrated in metropolitan capitals, where over 70% of shared scooters operate. While Rome hosts the largest fleet, composed of 13,500 units, almost a third of the total, the city with the highest offer is Pisa, with 78.4 scooters per 10,000 inhabitants.
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The scooter sharing offer also continues to shrink, recording a spread more than halved compared to 2022. In two years, it went from 5.4 mopeds or motorcycles per 10,000 inhabitants to 2.4. The service is then present only in 12 provincial municipalities, with a strong concentration in large cities: only Rome and Milan host over 75% of the vehicles. However, in this case too, Pisa is the most served municipality, with 33.6 vehicles per 10,000 inhabitants.
The growth of bike sharing
In the face of the sharp decline that hit scooters and mopeds, however, other shared mobility services have found greater diffusion. This is the case of bike sharing, which in 2024 recorded strong growth, rising from 23.5 bicycles per 10,000 inhabitants in 2023 to 25.1. The service in 2024 was present in 65 provincial capitals, a number decidedly higher than that found for scooters and mopeds.
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