Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium

Belgium: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 513 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
513 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 51 countries
All-time high
513 Number
in 2024
All-time low
387 Number
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium, 1990–2025

02004006001990200720251990: 387 Number1991: 396 Number1992: 399 Number1993: 407 Number1994: 416 Number1995: 421 Number1996: 427 Number1997: 433 Number1998: 440 Number1999: 448 Number2000: 456 Number2001: 460 Number2002: 462 Number2003: 464 Number2004: 467 Number2005: 468 Number2006: 470 Number2007: 473 Number2008: 477 Number2009: 479 Number2010: 480 Number2011: 488 Number2012: 489 Number2013: 492 Number2014: 497 Number2015: 501 Number2016: 505 Number2017: 509 Number2018: 511 Number2019: 510 Number2020: 510 Number2021: 510 Number2022: 507 Number2023: 512 Number2024: 513 Number2025: 513 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium is 513 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium peaked at 513 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 387 Number, in 1990.

That places Belgium 29th out of 51 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 Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium, 1990 to 2025.
Year Number Change
1990 387 Number —
1991 396 Number +2.3%
1992 399 Number +0.8%
1993 407 Number +2.0%
1994 416 Number +2.2%
1995 421 Number +1.2%
1996 427 Number +1.4%
1997 433 Number +1.4%
1998 440 Number +1.6%
1999 448 Number +1.8%
2000 456 Number +1.8%
2001 460 Number +0.9%
2002 462 Number +0.4%
2003 464 Number +0.4%
2004 467 Number +0.6%
2005 468 Number +0.2%
2006 470 Number +0.4%
2007 473 Number +0.6%
2008 477 Number +0.8%
2009 479 Number +0.4%
2010 480 Number +0.2%
2011 488 Number +1.7%
2012 489 Number +0.2%
2013 492 Number +0.6%
2014 497 Number +1.0%
2015 501 Number +0.8%
2016 505 Number +0.8%
2017 509 Number +0.8%
2018 511 Number +0.4%
2019 510 Number -0.2%
2020 510 Number +0.0%
2021 510 Number +0.0%
2022 507 Number -0.6%
2023 512 Number +1.0%
2024 513 Number +0.2%
2025 513 Number +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 513 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 527.5 Number, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 513 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 566 Number, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 417.4 Number 387 Number 448 Number 10
2000s 467.6 Number 456 Number 479 Number 10
2010s 498.2 Number 480 Number 511 Number 10
2020s 510.83 Number 507 Number 513 Number 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 26 Norway 524 Number compare
  2. 27 Netherlands 519 Number compare
  3. 27 Netherlands 519 Number compare
  4. 30 Slovakia 512 Number compare
  5. 30 Slovakia 512 Number compare
  6. 32 Bulgaria 507 Number compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium?
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Belgium was 513 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 513 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 387 Number in 1990.
How does Belgium rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
Belgium ranks 29th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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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Indicator
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 1,629 data points, 1990–2025
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