Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Malta

Malta: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 571 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
571 Number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
16th
of 41 countries
All-time high
616 Number
in 2016
All-time low
302 Number
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2025

Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Malta, 1990–2025

02004006001990200720251990: 302 Number1991: 333 Number1992: 338 Number1993: 409 Number1994: 453 Number1995: 478 Number1996: 436 Number1997: 478 Number1998: 450 Number1999: 470 Number2000: 483 Number2001: 495 Number2002: 508 Number2005: 525 Number2006: 537 Number2007: 549 Number2008: 558 Number2009: 566 Number2010: 581 Number2011: 592 Number2012: 591 Number2013: 598 Number2014: 606 Number2015: 612 Number2016: 616 Number2017: 615 Number2018: 609 Number2019: 597 Number2020: 597 Number2021: 602 Number2022: 585 Number2023: 575 Number2024: 576 Number2025: 571 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Malta recorded 571 Number for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Malta peaked at 616 Number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 302 Number, in 1990.

Malta ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 414.7 Number 302 Number 478 Number 10
2000s 527.62 Number 483 Number 566 Number 8
2010s 601.7 Number 581 Number 616 Number 10
2020s 584.33 Number 571 Number 602 Number 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 13 Germany 593 Number compare
  2. 14 France 578 Number compare
  3. 15 Austria 574 Number compare
  4. 17 Portugal 561 Number compare
  5. 18 Spain 550 Number compare
  6. 19 Switzerland 543 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Malta?
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Malta was 571 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 616 Number in 2016.
What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 302 Number in 1990.
How does Malta rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
Malta ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,294 data points, 1990–2025
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