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EU countries by new passenger car registrations

Germany had the highest new passenger car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 2.82 million. Malta had the lowest, at 7,683. The median was 136,984 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.76 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,817,331Germany
Lowest7,683Malta
Median136,98427 EU countries
European Union (27)10,759,893History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 253,789 countBelgium: 456,303 countBulgaria: 42,799 countCyprus: 15,061 countCzechia: 217,520 countGermany: 2,817,331 countDenmark: 173,461 countEstonia: 25,744 countSpain: 1,067,172 countFinland: 74,075 countFrance: 1,781,580 countGreece: 136,984 countCroatia: 47,806 countHungary: 121,674 countIreland: 125,138 countItaly: 1,592,098 countLithuania: 27,857 countLuxembourg: 46,635 countLatvia: 17,135 countMalta: 7,683 countNetherlands: 381,463 countPoland: 554,248 countPortugal: 210,411 countRomania: 151,105 countSweden: 270,744 countSlovenia: 52,533 countSlovakia: 91,544 count
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count, 2024. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Germany: 2,817,331 countGermany2,817,331France: 1,781,580 countFrance1,781,580Italy: 1,592,098 countItaly1,592,098Spain: 1,067,172 countSpain1,067,172Poland: 554,248 countPoland554,248Belgium: 456,303 countBelgium456,303Netherlands: 381,463 countNetherlands381,463Sweden: 270,744 countSweden270,744Austria: 253,789 countAustria253,789Czechia: 217,520 countCzechia217,520Portugal: 210,411 countPortugal210,411Denmark: 173,461 countDenmark173,461Romania: 151,105 countRomania151,105Greece: 136,984 countGreece136,984Ireland: 125,138 countIreland125,138Hungary: 121,674 countHungary121,674Slovakia: 91,544 countSlovakia91,544Finland: 74,075 countFinland74,075Slovenia: 52,533 countSlovenia52,533Croatia: 47,806 countCroatia47,806Luxembourg: 46,635 countLuxembourg46,635Bulgaria: 42,799 countBulgaria42,799Lithuania: 27,857 countLithuania27,857Estonia: 25,744 countEstonia25,744Latvia: 17,135 countLatvia17,135Cyprus: 15,061 countCyprus15,061Malta: 7,683 countMalta7,683Germany: 2,817,331 countGermany2,817,331France: 1,781,580 countFrance1,781,580Italy: 1,592,098 countItaly1,592,098Spain: 1,067,172 countSpain1,067,172Poland: 554,248 countPoland554,248Belgium: 456,303 countBelgium456,303Netherlands: 381,463 countNetherlands381,463Sweden: 270,744 countSweden270,744Austria: 253,789 countAustria253,789Czechia: 217,520 countCzechia217,520Portugal: 210,411 countPortugal210,411Denmark: 173,461 countDenmark173,461Romania: 151,105 countRomania151,105Greece: 136,984 countGreece136,984Ireland: 125,138 countIreland125,138Hungary: 121,674 countHungary121,674Slovakia: 91,544 countSlovakia91,544Finland: 74,075 countFinland74,075Slovenia: 52,533 countSlovenia52,533Croatia: 47,806 countCroatia47,806Luxembourg: 46,635 countLuxembourg46,635Bulgaria: 42,799 countBulgaria42,799Lithuania: 27,857 countLithuania27,857Estonia: 25,744 countEstonia25,744Latvia: 17,135 countLatvia17,135Cyprus: 15,061 countCyprus15,061Malta: 7,683 countMalta7,683
count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1Germany2,817,331-1%
2France1,781,580-3.2%
3Italy1,592,098+0.7%
4Spain1,067,172+8.5%
5Poland554,248+16.1%
6Belgium456,303-5.8%
7Netherlands381,463+3.2%
8Sweden270,744-6.9%
9Austria253,789+6.1%
10Czechia217,520+2.3%
11Portugal210,411+5.1%
12Denmark173,461+0.1%
13Romania151,105+4.5%
14Greece136,984+1.9%
15Ireland125,138-0.3%
16Hungary121,674+12.8%
17Slovakia91,544+5.5%
18Finland74,075-15.4%
19Slovenia52,533+8.4%
20Croatia47,806+9%
21Luxembourg46,635-5.1%
22Bulgaria42,799+14.2%
23Lithuania27,857+3.7%
24Estonia25,744+12%
25Latvia17,135-7.1%
26Cyprus15,061+2.9%
27Malta7,683+2.9%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest new passenger car registrations?

Germany, with 2.82 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new passenger car registrations?

Malta, with 7,683 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, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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