Where car ownership is growing fastest in Europe
Car ownership has grown fastest in Albania, where passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants rose 763.2% from 2000 to 2024 (38 to 328 per 1000). Growth is fastest where car ownership started low and incomes have risen.
Fastest growth
Albania
763.2%
Countries ranked
41
Period
2000–2024
Fastest growth in cars per capita (top 15)
Full ranking
| # | Country | Growth | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 763.2% | 38 (2000) | 328 (2024) |
| 2 | Romania | 722.2% | 54 (1990) | 444 (2024) |
| 3 | Turkey | 551.7% | 29 (1990) | 189 (2024) |
| 4 | Poland | 355.8% | 138 (1990) | 629 (2024) |
| 5 | Lithuania | 349.6% | 133 (1990) | 598 (2024) |
| 6 | Estonia | 312.3% | 154 (1990) | 635 (2024) |
| 7 | Greece | 243.8% | 169 (1990) | 581 (2024) |
| 8 | Latvia | 239.2% | 125 (1990) | 424 (2024) |
| 9 | Moldova | 227.8% | 108 (2009) | 354 (2024) |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 218.4% | 152 (1990) | 484 (2024) |
| 11 | Croatia | 209.0% | 166 (1990) | 513 (2024) |
| 12 | Georgia | 176.0% | 150 (2012) | 414 (2024) |
| 13 | Czechia | 159.8% | 234 (1990) | 608 (2024) |
| 14 | Hungary | 139.0% | 187 (1990) | 447 (2024) |
| 15 | Portugal | 123.0% | 256 (1990) | 571 (2024) |
| 16 | Cyprus | 116.1% | 305 (1990) | 659 (2024) |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 114.9% | 148 (2000) | 318 (2024) |
| 18 | Slovakia | 109.2% | 240 (1990) | 502 (2024) |
| 19 | Ireland | 105.3% | 227 (1990) | 466 (2024) |
| 20 | Slovenia | 103.1% | 289 (1990) | 587 (2024) |
| 21 | Malta | 90.7% | 302 (1990) | 576 (2024) |
| 22 | Kosovo | 90.2% | 122 (2013) | 232 (2024) |
| 23 | Serbia | 84.8% | 204 (2006) | 377 (2024) |
| 24 | Spain | 75.7% | 309 (1990) | 543 (2024) |
| 25 | Finland | 71.6% | 388 (1990) | 666 (2024) |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69.8% | 189 (2010) | 321 (2024) |
| 27 | Denmark | 54.7% | 309 (1990) | 478 (2024) |
| 28 | Germany | 53.2% | 385 (1990) | 590 (2024) |
| 29 | Montenegro | 50.5% | 277 (2011) | 417 (2024) |
| 30 | Austria | 46.6% | 388 (1990) | 569 (2024) |
| 31 | Italy | 45.1% | 483 (1990) | 701 (2024) |
| 32 | France | 42.8% | 404 (1990) | 577 (2024) |
| 33 | Netherlands | 39.8% | 367 (1990) | 513 (2024) |
| 34 | Iceland | 36.2% | 469 (1990) | 639 (2024) |
| 35 | Norway | 36.1% | 380 (1990) | 517 (2024) |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 36.0% | 361 (1990) | 491 (2024) |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 34.3% | 499 (1990) | 670 (2024) |
| 38 | Belgium | 32.6% | 387 (1990) | 513 (2024) |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 31.8% | 582 (1990) | 767 (2024) |
| 40 | Switzerland | 21.3% | 447 (1991) | 542 (2024) |
| 41 | Sweden | 12.2% | 419 (1990) | 470 (2024) |