Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia
Latvia: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 435 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 435 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 101, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 41st of 53 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125 | — |
| 1991 | 124 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 135 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 145 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 101 | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 134 | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 155 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 178 | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 201 | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 221 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 237 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 253 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 269 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 285 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 305 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 333 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 372 | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 413 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 431 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 426 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 307 | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 299 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 305 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 317 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 331 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 345 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 341 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 356 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 369 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 381 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 390 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 404 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 406 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 416 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 424 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 435 | +2.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 435 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 527.5, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 435 is below the median for high income countries, which is 566, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 | 101 |
| 2010 | -27.9% | 426 | 307 |
| 1995 | +32.7% | 101 | 134 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.9 | 101 | 221 | 10 |
| 2000s | 332.4 | 237 | 431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.1 | 299 | 381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 412.5 | 390 | 435 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Latvia was 435 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 435 in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 101 in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Latvia ranks 41st out of 53 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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