National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany

Germany: National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles was 943,834 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
943,834
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
1st
of 28 countries
All-time high
1.05 million
in 2016
All-time low
866,646
in 2020
Years of data
16
2008–2023

National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany, 2008–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2008201520232008: 968.1k2009: 977.3k2010: 980.5k2011: 990.4k2012: 990.6k2013: 998.6k2014: 1.0M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.0M2019: 996.5k2020: 866.6k2021: 881.4k2022: 926.5k2023: 943.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany stood at 943,834.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany peaked at 1.05 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 866,646, in 2020.

That places Germany 1st out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany, year by year

Annual values for National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles registered in the reporting country in Germany, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 968,111
2009 977,314 +1.0%
2010 980,533 +0.3%
2011 990,374 +1.0%
2012 990,582 +0.0%
2013 998,566 +0.8%
2014 1.01 million +1.5%
2015 1.03 million +1.4%
2016 1.05 million +2.0%
2017 1.02 million -3.1%
2018 1.01 million -0.2%
2019 996,500 -1.7%
2020 866,646 -13.0%
2021 881,373 +1.7%
2022 926,515 +5.1%
2023 943,834 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 972,712 968,111 977,314 2
2010s 1.01 million 980,533 1.05 million 10
2020s 904,592 866,646 943,834 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 France 831,414 compare
  2. 3 Italy 789,078 compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 706,769 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany?
National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany was 943,834 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2016.
What is the lowest national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 866,646 in 2020.
How does Germany rank for national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles?
Germany ranks 1st out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
Is national passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles registered in the reporting country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/national-passenger-road-transport-performance-by-type-of-vehicles-registered-in-the/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/national-passenger-road-transport-performance-by-type-of-vehicles-registered-in-the/germany/">National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
National passenger road transport performance by type of vehicles registered in the reporting country
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 568 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed