EU countries by road deaths per million inhabitants
Romania had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 93 per million inhabitants. Malta had the lowest, at 17 per million inhabitants. The median was 45 per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 86 | +22.9% |
| 3 | Latvia | 80 | +9.6% |
| 4 | Croatia | 75 | +25% |
| 5 | Poland | 61 | -7.6% |
| 6 | Greece | 59 | +7.3% |
| 7 | Hungary | 56 | +19.1% |
| 8 | Portugal | 54 | +3.8% |
| 8 | Slovenia | 54 | +42.1% |
| 10 | Lithuania | 53 | -14.5% |
| 11 | Czechia | 51 | +6.3% |
| 12 | Cyprus | 49 | -7.5% |
| 12 | Italy | 49 | +22.5% |
| 14 | Belgium | 45 | +4.7% |
| 14 | Slovakia | 45 | 0% |
| 16 | France | 43 | +13.2% |
| 17 | Austria | 41 | +5.1% |
| 17 | Estonia | 41 | -6.8% |
| 17 | Finland | 41 | +2.5% |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 38 | -9.5% |
| 21 | Spain | 32 | +10.3% |
| 22 | Germany | 31 | -6.1% |
| 23 | Netherlands | 29 | -3.3% |
| 24 | Ireland | 26 | -7.1% |
| 25 | Denmark | 22 | -21.4% |
| 26 | Sweden | 20 | 0% |
| 27 | Malta | 17 | -26.1% |
Other periods
About this ranking
People killed in road traffic accidents within 30 days of the accident, per million inhabitants (Eurostat, police records reported to the EU road accident database CARE). Eurostat publishes whole numbers.
The EU uses this rate to track its road safety targets. The WHO road traffic death rate is per 100,000 people and modelled, so the two differ.
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. Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest road deaths per million inhabitants?
Romania, with 93 per million inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest road deaths per million inhabitants?
Malta, with 17 per million inhabitants in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Road deaths per million inhabitants: other rankings
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
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