Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Sweden
Sweden: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 475 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
475 Number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
27th
of 41 countries
All-time high
479 Number
in 2017
All-time low
408 Number
in 1993
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 475 Number for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Sweden peaked at 479 Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 408 Number, in 1993.
That places Sweden 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 417.6 Number | 408 Number | 439 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 456.9 Number | 450 Number | 464 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 470.4 Number | 460 Number | 479 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 473.83 Number | 470 Number | 477 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Sweden?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Sweden was 475 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 479 Number in 2017.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 408 Number in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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