Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants by country
Countries reporting
51
Highest
769 Number
Liechtenstein
Lowest
203 Number
Türkiye
Median
524 Number
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,629
What the numbers show
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 769 Number in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 203 Number in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 524 Number, and the mean is 520.94 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 150.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 6.7%).
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 769 Number | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 709 Number | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 671 Number | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 670 Number | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 668 Number | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 645 Number | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 639 Number | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 639 Number | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 629 Number | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 629 Number | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 621 Number | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 603 Number | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 603 Number | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 597 Number | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 595 Number | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 595 Number | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 593 Number | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | France | 578 Number | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 574 Number | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Malta | 571 Number | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 561 Number | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 550 Number | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 543 Number | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 531 Number | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 531 Number | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 524 Number | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 519 Number | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 519 Number | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 513 Number | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 512 Number | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 512 Number | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 507 Number | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 501 Number | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 475 Number | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 475 Number | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 474 Number | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 474 Number | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 461 Number | 2025 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 461 Number | 2025 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 442 Number | 2025 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 435 Number | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 435 Number | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 43 | Georgia | 419 Number | 2025 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 394 Number | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 45 | Moldova | 378 Number | 2025 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 45 | Moldova | 378 Number | 2025 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 338 Number | 2025 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 336 Number | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 328 Number | 2024 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Kosovo* | 241 Number | 2025 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 51 | Türkiye | 203 Number | 2025 | up 51.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 584 Number