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EU countries by road deaths

France had the highest road deaths of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 3,154. Malta had the lowest, at 16. The median was 402 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 20,386. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,154France
Lowest16Malta
Median40227 EU countries
European Union (27)20,386History

All EU countries, 2023

France: 3,154 personsFrance3,154Italy: 3,039 personsItaly3,039Germany: 2,839 personsGermany2,839Poland: 1,893 personsPoland1,893Spain: 1,806 personsSpain1,806Romania: 1,545 personsRomania1,545Greece: 646 personsGreece646Portugal: 642 personsPortugal642Netherlands: 608 personsNetherlands608Bulgaria: 525 personsBulgaria525Czechia: 502 personsCzechia502Belgium: 501 personsBelgium501Hungary: 472 personsHungary472Austria: 402 personsAustria402Croatia: 274 personsCroatia274Slovakia: 266 personsSlovakia266Sweden: 229 personsSweden229Finland: 185 personsFinland185Ireland: 180 personsIreland180Denmark: 162 personsDenmark162Lithuania: 159 personsLithuania159Latvia: 138 personsLatvia138Slovenia: 84 personsSlovenia84Estonia: 59 personsEstonia59Cyprus: 34 personsCyprus34Luxembourg: 26 personsLuxembourg26Malta: 16 personsMalta16
persons. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
persons		Change on 2022
1France3,154-3.3%
2Italy3,039-3.8%
3Germany2,839+1.8%
4Poland1,893-0.2%
5Spain1,806+3.4%
6Romania1,545-5.4%
7Greece646-1.2%
8Portugal642+3.9%
9Netherlands608-7.2%
10Bulgaria525-1.1%
11Czechia502-4.7%
12Belgium501-7.2%
13Hungary472-12.1%
14Austria402+8.6%
15Croatia274-0.4%
16Slovakia2660%
17Sweden229+0.9%
18Finland185-5.6%
19Ireland180+18.4%
20Denmark162+5.2%
21Lithuania159+32.5%
22Latvia138+20%
23Slovenia84-1.2%
24Estonia59+20.4%
25Cyprus34-8.1%
26Luxembourg26-27.8%
27Malta16-42.9%

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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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest road deaths?

France, with 3,154 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths?

Malta, with 16 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, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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