Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
769
Liechtenstein
Lowest
203
Türkiye
Median
519
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,669
What the numbers show
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 769 in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 203 in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 519, and the mean is 515.09.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 52 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 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 709 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 671 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 670 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 668 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 645 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 639 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 639 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 629 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 629 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 621 | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 603 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 603 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 597 | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 595 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 595 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 593 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | France | 578 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 574 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Malta | 571 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 561 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 550 | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 543 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 531 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 531 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 524 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 519 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 519 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 513 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 512 | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 512 | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 507 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 501 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 475 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 475 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 474 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 474 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 461 | 2025 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 461 | 2025 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 442 | 2025 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 435 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 435 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 43 | Georgia | 419 | 2025 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 394 | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 394 | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 46 | Moldova | 378 | 2025 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 46 | Moldova | 378 | 2025 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 338 | 2025 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 338 | 2025 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 336 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 51 | Albania | 328 | 2024 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Kosovo* | 241 | 2025 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 53 | Türkiye | 203 | 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.