Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia
Latvia: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 435 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 435 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 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia peaked at 435 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 101 Number, in 1994.
That places Latvia 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125 Number | — |
| 1991 | 124 Number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 135 Number | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 145 Number | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 101 Number | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 134 Number | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 155 Number | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 178 Number | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 201 Number | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 221 Number | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 237 Number | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 253 Number | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 269 Number | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 285 Number | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 305 Number | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 333 Number | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 372 Number | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 413 Number | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 431 Number | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 426 Number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 307 Number | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 299 Number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 305 Number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 317 Number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 331 Number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 345 Number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 341 Number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 356 Number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 369 Number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 381 Number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 390 Number | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 404 Number | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 406 Number | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 416 Number | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 424 Number | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 435 Number | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -30.3% | 145 Number | 101 Number |
| 2010 | -27.9% | 426 Number | 307 Number |
| 1995 | +32.7% | 101 Number | 134 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.9 Number | 101 Number | 221 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 332.4 Number | 237 Number | 431 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.1 Number | 299 Number | 381 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 412.5 Number | 390 Number | 435 Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia was 435 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 435 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 101 Number in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Latvia ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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