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Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Italy

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Italy was 709 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 8 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, per 1,000 inhabitants709 Provisional
Change on 2024+8 pts
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high7092025
Series low4831990

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

45050055060065070075019901996200220082014202020251990: 483 per 1,000 inhabitants1991: 502 per 1,000 inhabitants1992: 518 per 1,000 inhabitants1993: 522 per 1,000 inhabitants1994: 522 per 1,000 inhabitants1995: 533 per 1,000 inhabitants1996: 536 per 1,000 inhabitants1997: 540 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 555 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 563 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 572 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 583 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 590 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 597 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 587 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 597 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 606 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 608 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 612 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 614 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 619 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 625 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 621 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 613 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 615 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 621 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 631 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 643 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 652 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 663 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 671 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 675 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 682 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 694 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 701 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: 709 per 1,000 inhabitants40050060070080019902002201420251990: 483 per 1,000 inhabitants1991: 502 per 1,000 inhabitants1992: 518 per 1,000 inhabitants1993: 522 per 1,000 inhabitants1994: 522 per 1,000 inhabitants1995: 533 per 1,000 inhabitants1996: 536 per 1,000 inhabitants1997: 540 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 555 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 563 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 572 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 583 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 590 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 597 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 587 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 597 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 606 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 608 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 612 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 614 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 619 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 625 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 621 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 613 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 615 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 621 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 631 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 643 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 652 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 663 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 671 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 675 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 682 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 694 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 701 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: 709 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
2025709 Provisional
2024701
2023694
2022682
2021675
2020671
2019663
2018652
2017643
2016631
2015621
2014615
2013613
2012621
2011625
2010619
2009614
2008612
2007608
2006606
2005597
2004587
2003597
2002590
2001583
2000572
1999563
1998555 Provisional
1997540
1996536
1995533
1994522
1993522
1992518
1991502
1990483

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Italy709
European Union (27)584

Italy 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. Italy 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, Italy, 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, Italy, 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/italy. 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, Italy, 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/italy.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants (road_eqs_carhab), Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, Italy, 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/italy (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Italy was 709 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 8 pts from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Italy?

709 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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