In 2021, the average motorization rate across the 27 European member states was 567 passenger cars per thousand people. At 687 passenger cars per thousand people, Poland was the EU country with the highest car-to-population ratio in 2021.
Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union between 1990 and 2021
*As in the reference period (1990-2019), UK was part of the European Union, aggregates for EU-28 are presented whenever possible for the period when UK was an EU Member State. For 2020 data, the UK was excluded and not in EU-27 countries.
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European Commission. (September 20, 2023). Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union between 1990 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452238/europe-eu-28-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
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