Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria
Austria: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 574 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
574
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 53 countries
All-time high
574
in 2025
All-time low
388
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria stood at 574. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria peaked at 574 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 388, in 1990.
That places Austria 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 388 | — |
| 1991 | 397 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 412 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 425 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 438 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 452 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 463 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 475 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 487 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 501 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 511 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 519 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 492 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 498 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 501 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 504 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 508 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 511 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 514 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 522 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 530 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 537 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 542 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 546 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 547 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 546 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 550 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 555 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 562 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 566 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 570 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 572 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 566 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 566 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 569 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 574 | +0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 574 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 527.5, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Austria's 574 is above the median for high income countries, which is 566, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 443.8 | 388 | 501 | 10 |
| 2000s | 508 | 492 | 522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 548.1 | 530 | 566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.5 | 566 | 574 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Austria was 574 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 574 in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 388 in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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