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EU countries by new passenger car registrations

Germany had the highest new passenger car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 3.61 million. Malta had the lowest, at 7,698. The median was 158,167 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13.24 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest3,607,258Germany
Lowest7,698Malta
Median158,16727 EU countries
European Union (27)13,235,768History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 329,363 countBelgium: 558,003 countBulgaria: 32,885 countCyprus: 12,601 countCzechia: 247,567 countGermany: 3,607,258 countDenmark: 225,620 countEstonia: 27,579 countSpain: 1,372,821 countFinland: 114,202 countFrance: 2,258,277 countGreece: 114,007 countCroatia: 62,975 countHungary: 158,167 countIreland: 126,104 countItaly: 1,948,479 countLithuania: 25,609 countLuxembourg: 55,008 countLatvia: 18,537 countMalta: 7,698 countNetherlands: 445,218 countPoland: 561,153 countPortugal: 223,674 countRomania: 161,564 countSweden: 366,946 countSlovenia: 72,710 countSlovakia: 101,743 count
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count, 2019. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2019

Germany: 3,607,258 countGermany3,607,258France: 2,258,277 countFrance2,258,277Italy: 1,948,479 countItaly1,948,479Spain: 1,372,821 countSpain1,372,821Poland: 561,153 countPoland561,153Belgium: 558,003 countBelgium558,003Netherlands: 445,218 countNetherlands445,218Sweden: 366,946 countSweden366,946Austria: 329,363 countAustria329,363Czechia: 247,567 countCzechia247,567Denmark: 225,620 countDenmark225,620Portugal: 223,674 countPortugal223,674Romania: 161,564 countRomania161,564Hungary: 158,167 countHungary158,167Ireland: 126,104 countIreland126,104Finland: 114,202 countFinland114,202Greece: 114,007 countGreece114,007Slovakia: 101,743 countSlovakia101,743Slovenia: 72,710 countSlovenia72,710Croatia: 62,975 countCroatia62,975Luxembourg: 55,008 countLuxembourg55,008Bulgaria: 32,885 countBulgaria32,885Estonia: 27,579 countEstonia27,579Lithuania: 25,609 countLithuania25,609Latvia: 18,537 countLatvia18,537Cyprus: 12,601 countCyprus12,601Malta: 7,698 countMalta7,698Germany: 3,607,258 countGermany3,607,258France: 2,258,277 countFrance2,258,277Italy: 1,948,479 countItaly1,948,479Spain: 1,372,821 countSpain1,372,821Poland: 561,153 countPoland561,153Belgium: 558,003 countBelgium558,003Netherlands: 445,218 countNetherlands445,218Sweden: 366,946 countSweden366,946Austria: 329,363 countAustria329,363Czechia: 247,567 countCzechia247,567Denmark: 225,620 countDenmark225,620Portugal: 223,674 countPortugal223,674Romania: 161,564 countRomania161,564Hungary: 158,167 countHungary158,167Ireland: 126,104 countIreland126,104Finland: 114,202 countFinland114,202Greece: 114,007 countGreece114,007Slovakia: 101,743 countSlovakia101,743Slovenia: 72,710 countSlovenia72,710Croatia: 62,975 countCroatia62,975Luxembourg: 55,008 countLuxembourg55,008Bulgaria: 32,885 countBulgaria32,885Estonia: 27,579 countEstonia27,579Lithuania: 25,609 countLithuania25,609Latvia: 18,537 countLatvia18,537Cyprus: 12,601 countCyprus12,601Malta: 7,698 countMalta7,698
count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Germany3,607,258+5%
2France2,258,277+1.6%
3Italy1,948,479+0.2%
4Spain1,372,821-4.6%
5Poland561,153+3.8%
6Belgium558,003+0.1%
7Netherlands445,218+0.4%
8Sweden366,946+0.4%
9Austria329,363-3.4%
10Czechia247,567-4.6%
11Denmark225,620+3.3%
12Portugal223,674-2%
13Romania161,564+23.4%
14Hungary158,167+15.7%
15Ireland126,104-1.9%
16Finland114,202-5.2%
17Greece114,007+10.3%
18Slovakia101,743+3.2%
19Slovenia72,710-2.4%
20Croatia62,975+5.2%
21Luxembourg55,008+4.2%
22Bulgaria32,885+15%
23Estonia27,579+4.9%
24Lithuania25,609+18.1%
25Latvia18,537+7.9%
26Cyprus12,601-4%
27Malta7,698-5.8%

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About this ranking

Passenger cars registered for the first time in the year, all types of motor energy.

New registrations reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Battery electric cars run only on electricity; plug-in hybrids are counted separately by Eurostat and are not included here.

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. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda) (EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table

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New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2019. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2019.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest new passenger car registrations?

Germany, with 3.61 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new passenger car registrations?

Malta, with 7,698 in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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