Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 507 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
507
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
25th
of 41 countries
All-time high
507
in 2025
All-time low
152
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

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

2003004005001990200720251990: 1521991: 1581992: 1661993: 1781994: 1881995: 1971996: 2051997: 2091998: 2201999: 2332000: 2452001: 2652002: 2792003: 2982004: 3172005: 3332006: 2332007: 2772008: 3172009: 3372010: 3532011: 3682012: 3852013: 4092014: 4292015: 4562016: 4592017: 4102018: 4162019: 4312020: 4392021: 4372022: 4492023: 4662024: 4842025: 507

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 507 for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria peaked at 507 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 152, in 1990.

Bulgaria ranks 25th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 190.6 152 233 10
2000s 290.1 233 337 10
2010s 411.6 353 459 10
2020s 463.67 437 507 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Netherlands 519 compare
  2. 23 Belgium 513 compare
  3. 24 Slovakia 512 compare
  4. 26 Denmark 501 compare
  5. 27 Ireland 475 compare
  6. 27 Sweden 475 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria?
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria was 507 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 507 in 2025.
What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 152 in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,294 data points, 1990–2025
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