Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 507 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 507 Number 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 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 152 Number, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 51 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.
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 152 Number | — |
| 1991 | 158 Number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 166 Number | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 178 Number | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 188 Number | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 197 Number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 205 Number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 209 Number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 220 Number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 233 Number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 245 Number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 265 Number | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 279 Number | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 298 Number | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 317 Number | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 333 Number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 233 Number | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 277 Number | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 317 Number | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 337 Number | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 353 Number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 368 Number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 385 Number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 409 Number | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 429 Number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 456 Number | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 459 Number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 410 Number | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 416 Number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 431 Number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 439 Number | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 437 Number | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 449 Number | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 466 Number | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 484 Number | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 507 Number | +4.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 507 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 527.5 Number, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 507 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 566 Number, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -30.0% | 333 Number | 233 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190.6 Number | 152 Number | 233 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 290.1 Number | 233 Number | 337 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 411.6 Number | 353 Number | 459 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 463.67 Number | 437 Number | 507 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria was 507 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 507 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 152 Number in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 51 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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