Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 584 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 584. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 584 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 424, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 424 | — |
| 2010 | 487 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 494 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 497 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 501 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 506 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 508 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 518 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 530 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 539 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 548 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 556 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 561 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 564 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 570 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 577 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 584 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 424 | 424 | 424 | 1 |
| 2010s | 512.8 | 487 | 548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 568.67 | 556 | 584 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 584 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 584 in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 424 in 2000.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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