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EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2024

Germany had the highest battery electric cars on the road of 26 EU countries in 2024, at 1.65 million. Cyprus had the lowest, at 3,317. The median was 61,197. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,651,643Germany
Lowest3,317Cyprus
Median61,19726 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 200,603 countBelgium: 303,784 countCyprus: 3,317 countCzechia: 36,341 countGermany: 1,651,643 countDenmark: 344,440 countEstonia: 8,111 countSpain: 208,240 countFinland: 122,163 countFrance: 1,132,210 countGreece: 17,987 countCroatia: 10,045 countHungary: 60,211 countIreland: 76,033 countItaly: 279,607 countLithuania: 15,741 countLuxembourg: 32,618 countLatvia: 9,234 countMalta: 7,301 countNetherlands: 569,144 countPoland: 62,182 countPortugal: 165,316 countRomania: 49,594 countSweden: 358,260 countSlovenia: 16,944 countSlovakia: 14,612 count
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count, 2024. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Germany: 1,651,643 countGermany1,651,643France: 1,132,210 countFrance1,132,210Netherlands: 569,144 countNetherlands569,144Sweden: 358,260 countSweden358,260Denmark: 344,440 countDenmark344,440Belgium: 303,784 countBelgium303,784Italy: 279,607 countItaly279,607Spain: 208,240 countSpain208,240Austria: 200,603 countAustria200,603Portugal: 165,316 countPortugal165,316Finland: 122,163 countFinland122,163Ireland: 76,033 countIreland76,033Poland: 62,182 countPoland62,182Hungary: 60,211 countHungary60,211Romania: 49,594 countRomania49,594Czechia: 36,341 countCzechia36,341Luxembourg: 32,618 countLuxembourg32,618Greece: 17,987 countGreece17,987Slovenia: 16,944 countSlovenia16,944Lithuania: 15,741 countLithuania15,741Slovakia: 14,612 countSlovakia14,612Croatia: 10,045 countCroatia10,045Latvia: 9,234 countLatvia9,234Estonia: 8,111 countEstonia8,111Malta: 7,301 countMalta7,301Cyprus: 3,317 countCyprus3,317Germany: 1,651,643 countGermany1,651,643France: 1,132,210 countFrance1,132,210Netherlands: 569,144 countNetherlands569,144Sweden: 358,260 countSweden358,260Denmark: 344,440 countDenmark344,440Belgium: 303,784 countBelgium303,784Italy: 279,607 countItaly279,607Spain: 208,240 countSpain208,240Austria: 200,603 countAustria200,603Portugal: 165,316 countPortugal165,316Finland: 122,163 countFinland122,163Ireland: 76,033 countIreland76,033Poland: 62,182 countPoland62,182Hungary: 60,211 countHungary60,211Romania: 49,594 countRomania49,594Czechia: 36,341 countCzechia36,341Luxembourg: 32,618 countLuxembourg32,618Greece: 17,987 countGreece17,987Slovenia: 16,944 countSlovenia16,944Lithuania: 15,741 countLithuania15,741Slovakia: 14,612 countSlovakia14,612Croatia: 10,045 countCroatia10,045Latvia: 9,234 countLatvia9,234Estonia: 8,111 countEstonia8,111Malta: 7,301 countMalta7,301Cyprus: 3,317 countCyprus3,317
count. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1Germany1,651,643+17.2%
2France1,132,210+30.4%
3Netherlands569,144+28%
4Sweden358,260+22.8%
5Denmark344,440+72.1%
6Belgium303,784+67.4%
7Italy279,607+27.4%
8Spain208,240+38.6%
9Austria200,603+29%
10Portugal165,316+49.4%
11Finland122,163+41.2%
12Ireland76,033+31.7%
13Poland62,182+21.1%
14Hungary60,211+46.1%
15Romania49,594+26.3%
16Czechia36,341+61.9%
17Luxembourg32,618+40.2%
18Greece17,987+25.7%
19Slovenia16,944+33%
20Lithuania15,741+37.8%
21Slovakia14,612+76.1%
22Croatia10,045+42.3%
23Latvia9,234+45%
24Estonia8,111+39.9%
25Malta7,301+67.3%
26Cyprus3,317+84.3%

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About this ranking

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered at the end of the year (the stock, not new registrations).

Counts cars on the register on 31 December, as reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Plug-in hybrids, other hybrids and hydrogen cars are not included. Germany counts its register on 1 January of the following year, so its 2024 value is the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) figure for 1 January 2025. Regions use NUTS 2024 codes; a few countries report no regional breakdown.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst) (EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table

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Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest battery electric cars on the road?

Germany, with 1.65 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest battery electric cars on the road?

Cyprus, with 3,317 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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