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EU countries by road deaths, 2024

France had the highest road deaths of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 3,181. Malta had the lowest, at 12. The median was 351 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 19,933. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,181France
Lowest12Malta
Median35127 EU countries
European Union (27)19,933History

All EU countries, 2024

France: 3,181 personsFrance3,181Italy: 3,030 personsItaly3,030Germany: 2,770 personsGermany2,770Poland: 1,896 personsPoland1,896Spain: 1,785 personsSpain1,785Romania: 1,478 personsRomania1,478Greece: 664 personsGreece664Portugal: 618 personsPortugal618Netherlands: 566 personsNetherlands566Hungary: 497 personsHungary497Czechia: 494 personsCzechia494Bulgaria: 478 personsBulgaria478Belgium: 470 personsBelgium470Austria: 351 personsAustria351Slovakia: 262 personsSlovakia262Croatia: 239 personsCroatia239Sweden: 213 personsSweden213Finland: 181 personsFinland181Ireland: 171 personsIreland171Denmark: 145 personsDenmark145Lithuania: 124 personsLithuania124Latvia: 112 personsLatvia112Estonia: 69 personsEstonia69Slovenia: 68 personsSlovenia68Cyprus: 41 personsCyprus41Luxembourg: 18 personsLuxembourg18Malta: 12 personsMalta12
persons. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
persons		Change on 2023
1France3,181+0.9%
2Italy3,030-0.3%
3Germany2,770-2.4%
4Poland1,896+0.2%
5Spain1,785-1.2%
6Romania1,478-4.3%
7Greece664+2.8%
8Portugal618-3.7%
9Netherlands566-6.9%
10Hungary497+5.3%
11Czechia494-1.6%
12Bulgaria478-9%
13Belgium470-6.2%
14Austria351-12.7%
15Slovakia262-1.5%
16Croatia239-12.8%
17Sweden213-7%
18Finland181-2.2%
19Ireland171-5%
20Denmark145-10.5%
21Lithuania124-22%
22Latvia112-18.8%
23Estonia69+16.9%
24Slovenia68-19%
25Cyprus41+20.6%
26Luxembourg18-30.8%
27Malta12-25%

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About this ranking

People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).

Police counts. The WHO road traffic death rate is a modelled estimate per 100,000 people and differs from these figures.

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, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which EU country has the highest road deaths?

France, with 3,181 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths?

Malta, with 12 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, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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