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 | 753.7% | 54 (1990) | 461 (2025) |
| 3 | Turkey | 600.0% | 29 (1990) | 203 (2025) |
| 4 | Lithuania | 372.9% | 133 (1990) | 629 (2025) |
| 5 | Poland | 363.0% | 138 (1990) | 639 (2025) |
| 6 | Estonia | 286.4% | 154 (1990) | 595 (2025) |
| 7 | Greece | 253.3% | 169 (1990) | 597 (2025) |
| 8 | Moldova | 250.0% | 108 (2009) | 378 (2025) |
| 9 | Latvia | 248.0% | 125 (1990) | 435 (2025) |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 233.6% | 152 (1990) | 507 (2025) |
| 11 | Croatia | 219.9% | 166 (1990) | 531 (2025) |
| 12 | Georgia | 179.3% | 150 (2012) | 419 (2025) |
| 13 | Czechia | 165.4% | 234 (1990) | 621 (2025) |
| 14 | Hungary | 146.5% | 187 (1990) | 461 (2025) |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 128.4% | 148 (2000) | 338 (2025) |
| 16 | Cyprus | 119.7% | 305 (1990) | 670 (2025) |
| 17 | Portugal | 119.1% | 256 (1990) | 561 (2025) |
| 18 | Slovakia | 113.3% | 240 (1990) | 512 (2025) |
| 19 | Ireland | 109.3% | 227 (1990) | 475 (2025) |
| 20 | Slovenia | 108.7% | 289 (1990) | 603 (2025) |
| 21 | Kosovo | 97.5% | 122 (2013) | 241 (2025) |
| 22 | Serbia | 93.1% | 204 (2006) | 394 (2025) |
| 23 | Malta | 89.1% | 302 (1990) | 571 (2025) |
| 24 | Spain | 78.0% | 309 (1990) | 550 (2025) |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.8% | 189 (2010) | 336 (2025) |
| 26 | Finland | 72.9% | 388 (1990) | 671 (2025) |
| 27 | Denmark | 62.1% | 309 (1990) | 501 (2025) |
| 28 | Montenegro | 59.6% | 277 (2011) | 442 (2025) |
| 29 | Germany | 54.0% | 385 (1990) | 593 (2025) |
| 30 | Austria | 47.9% | 388 (1990) | 574 (2025) |
| 31 | Italy | 46.8% | 483 (1990) | 709 (2025) |
| 32 | France | 43.1% | 404 (1990) | 578 (2025) |
| 33 | Netherlands | 41.4% | 367 (1990) | 519 (2025) |
| 34 | Norway | 37.9% | 380 (1990) | 524 (2025) |
| 35 | Iceland | 37.5% | 469 (1990) | 645 (2025) |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 33.9% | 499 (1990) | 668 (2025) |
| 37 | Belgium | 32.6% | 387 (1990) | 513 (2025) |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 32.1% | 582 (1990) | 769 (2025) |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 31.3% | 361 (1990) | 474 (2024) |
| 40 | Switzerland | 21.5% | 447 (1991) | 543 (2025) |
| 41 | Sweden | 13.4% | 419 (1990) | 475 (2025) |