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Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria was 507 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 23 pts from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, per 1,000 inhabitants507
Change on 2024+23 pts
Rank21st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high5072025
Series low1521990

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Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2025

10020030040050060019901996200220082014202020251990: 152 per 1,000 inhabitants1991: 158 per 1,000 inhabitants1992: 166 per 1,000 inhabitants1993: 178 per 1,000 inhabitants1994: 188 per 1,000 inhabitants1995: 197 per 1,000 inhabitants1996: 205 per 1,000 inhabitants1997: 209 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 220 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 233 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 245 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 265 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 279 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 298 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 317 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 333 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 233 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 277 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 317 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 337 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 353 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 368 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 385 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 409 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 429 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 456 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 459 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 410 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 416 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 431 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 439 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 437 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 449 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 466 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 484 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: 507 per 1,000 inhabitants10020030040050060019902002201420251990: 152 per 1,000 inhabitants1991: 158 per 1,000 inhabitants1992: 166 per 1,000 inhabitants1993: 178 per 1,000 inhabitants1994: 188 per 1,000 inhabitants1995: 197 per 1,000 inhabitants1996: 205 per 1,000 inhabitants1997: 209 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 220 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 233 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 245 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 265 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 279 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 298 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 317 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 333 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 233 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 277 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 317 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 337 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 353 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 368 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 385 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 409 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 429 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 456 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 459 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 410 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 416 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 431 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 439 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 437 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 449 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 466 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 484 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: 507 per 1,000 inhabitants
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-06.
All 36 values
Periodper 1,000 inhabitants
2025507
2024484
2023466
2022449
2021437
2020439
2019431
2018416
2017410
2016459
2015456
2014429
2013409
2012385
2011368
2010353
2009337
2008317
2007277
2006233
2005333
2004317
2003298
2002279
2001265
2000245
1999233
1998220
1997209
1996205
1995197
1994188
1993178
1992166
1991158
1990152

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Bulgaria507
European Union (27)584

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 574 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium: 513 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria: 507 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus: 670 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia: 621 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany: 593 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark: 501 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia: 595 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain: 550 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland: 671 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance: 578 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece: 597 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia: 531 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary: 461 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland: 475 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly: 709 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania: 629 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg: 668 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia: 435 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta: 571 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands: 519 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland: 639 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal: 561 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania: 461 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden: 475 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia: 603 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia: 512 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 500
  • 500 to 540
  • 540 to 590
  • 590 to 630
  • 630 and over
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, 2025, per 1,000 inhabitants. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Passenger cars on the national vehicle register at the end of the year, per 1,000 people living in the country. A passenger car is a motor vehicle built mainly to carry people, with at most nine seats including the driver.

Calculated by Eurostat from the car stock that national registers report and the population. Registers differ in how they remove scrapped or exported cars, so some countries count cars that are no longer on the road, and a register update can move the rate sharply in one year (Lithuania went from 614 in 2013 to 412 in 2014). The EU figure starts in 2000 and is published for some years only.

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Eurostat. Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqs_carhab/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab) (Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqs_carhab/default/table

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Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab), Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria, 1990 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqs_carhab/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/passenger-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/bulgaria. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab). Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqs_carhab/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/passenger-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/bulgaria.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab), Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqs_carhab/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/passenger-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/bulgaria (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria?

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria was 507 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 23 pts from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria?

507 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants elsewhere in European Union (27)

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