Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants was 474 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
474 Number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 51 countries
All-time high
474 Number
in 2018
All-time low
361 Number
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2024
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in United Kingdom, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 474 Number for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in United Kingdom peaked at 474 Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 361 Number, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 36th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 361 Number | — |
| 1991 | 361 Number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 364 Number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 368 Number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 375 Number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 378 Number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 392 Number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 402 Number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 408 Number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 419 Number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 425 Number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 435 Number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 445 Number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 451 Number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 461 Number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 467 Number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 456 Number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 458 Number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 458 Number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 452 Number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 451 Number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 448 Number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 449 Number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 463 Number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 469 Number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 472 Number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 474 Number | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 474 Number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 473 Number | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 472 Number | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 474 Number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382.8 Number | 361 Number | 419 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 450.8 Number | 425 Number | 467 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 460.86 Number | 448 Number | 474 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 473.25 Number | 472 Number | 474 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in United Kingdom?
- Passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants in United Kingdom was 474 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 474 Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 361 Number in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants?
- United Kingdom ranks 36th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is passenger cars - per thousand inhabitants rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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