In 2022, the average motorization rate across the 27 European member states was 563 passenger cars per thousand people. At 682 passenger cars per thousand people, Italy was the EU country with the highest car-to-population ratio in 2022.
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Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union between 1990 and 2022
*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 17, 2024). Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union between 1990 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452238/europe-eu-28-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
European Commission. "Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union between 1990 and 2022." Chart. September 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452238/europe-eu-28-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
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Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union between 1990 and 2022 [Graph], European Commission, September 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452238/europe-eu-28-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
