Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece
Greece: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 597 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
597
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
14th
of 53 countries
All-time high
597
in 2025
All-time low
169
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece stood at 597. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece peaked at 597 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 169, in 1990.
That places Greece 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 169 | — |
| 1991 | 171 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 175 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 187 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 197 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 208 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 220 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 234 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 249 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 272 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 295 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 314 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 334 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 351 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 371 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 391 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 412 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 434 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 453 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 462 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 469 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 470 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 470 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 472 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 476 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 482 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 491 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 497 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 509 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 520 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 536 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 550 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 566 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 581 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 597 | +2.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 597 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 527.5, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 597 is above the median for high income countries, which is 566, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208.2 | 169 | 272 | 10 |
| 2000s | 381.7 | 295 | 462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 480.5 | 469 | 509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 558.33 | 520 | 597 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Greece was 597 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 597 in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 169 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Greece ranks 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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