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EU countries by road deaths per million inhabitants

Bulgaria had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 81 per million inhabitants. Sweden had the lowest, at 22 per million inhabitants. The median was 44 per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest81Bulgaria
Lowest22Sweden
Median4427 EU countries

All EU countries, 2023

Bulgaria: 81 per million inhabitantsBulgaria81Romania: 81 per million inhabitantsRomania81Latvia: 73 per million inhabitantsLatvia73Croatia: 71 per million inhabitantsCroatia71Greece: 62 per million inhabitantsGreece62Portugal: 61 per million inhabitantsPortugal61Lithuania: 56 per million inhabitantsLithuania56Italy: 52 per million inhabitantsItaly52Poland: 52 per million inhabitantsPoland52Hungary: 49 per million inhabitantsHungary49Slovakia: 49 per million inhabitantsSlovakia49Czechia: 46 per million inhabitantsCzechia46France: 46 per million inhabitantsFrance46Austria: 44 per million inhabitantsAustria44Belgium: 43 per million inhabitantsBelgium43Estonia: 43 per million inhabitantsEstonia43Slovenia: 40 per million inhabitantsSlovenia40Luxembourg: 39 per million inhabitantsLuxembourg39Spain: 38 per million inhabitantsSpain38Cyprus: 36 per million inhabitantsCyprus36Germany: 34 per million inhabitantsGermany34Ireland: 34 per million inhabitantsIreland34Netherlands: 34 per million inhabitantsNetherlands34Finland: 33 per million inhabitantsFinland33Malta: 30 per million inhabitantsMalta30Denmark: 27 per million inhabitantsDenmark27Sweden: 22 per million inhabitantsSweden22
per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
per million inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Bulgaria81-1.2%
1Romania81-5.8%
3Latvia73+19.7%
4Croatia710%
5Greece62-1.6%
6Portugal61+3.4%
7Lithuania56+30.2%
8Italy52-3.7%
8Poland52+2%
10Hungary49-12.5%
10Slovakia490%
12Czechia46-8%
12France46-4.2%
14Austria44+7.3%
15Belgium43-6.5%
15Estonia43+16.2%
17Slovenia400%
18Luxembourg39-30.4%
19Spain38+2.7%
20Cyprus36-10%
21Germany34+3%
21Ireland34+17.2%
21Netherlands34-8.1%
24Finland33-5.7%
25Malta30-44.4%
26Denmark27+3.8%
27Sweden220%

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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.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest road deaths per million inhabitants?

Bulgaria, with 81 per million inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths per million inhabitants?

Sweden, with 22 per million inhabitants in 2023.

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.

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