Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Switzerland
Switzerland: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 543 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
543
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 40 countries
All-time high
549
in 2021
All-time low
446
in 1993
Years of data
35
1991β2025
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Switzerland, 1991β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Switzerland is 543, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Switzerland peaked at 549 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 446, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 19th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 459.56 | 446 | 484 | 9 |
| 2000s | 511.3 | 492 | 521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 536.6 | 518 | 546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 544.67 | 542 | 549 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Switzerland?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in Switzerland was 543 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 549 in 2021.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 446 in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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