Car share of passenger transport in France

Cars accounted for 82.6% of inland passenger transport in France in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2012. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Share of cars in inland passenger transport Unit: % of inland passenger-kilometres Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
France, 2024 82.6% % of inland passenger-kilometres
Change from 2023 −1.2percentage points 2023: 83.8%
European Union, 2024 82.5%be (Source flag be) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 20th of 34 See the full ranking

Car share of passenger transport in France over time

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% of inland passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of cars in inland passenger transport (% of inland passenger-kilometres), 2000 to 2024
Period FranceEuropean Union
2024 82.6% 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2023 83.8% 82.7%e (estimated)
2022 84.6% 83.5%e (estimated)
2021 86.7% 86.7%e (estimated)
2020 87.9% 87.2%e (estimated)
2019 84.4% 82.7%e (estimated)
2018 84.8% 82.9%e (estimated)
2017 84.6% 83.0%e (estimated)
2016 84.6% 82.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2015 84.5% 82.6%e (estimated)
2014 84.6% 82.5%e (estimated)
2013 84.4%b (break in time series) 82.1%be (break in time series, estimated)
2012 0.9% 79.6%be (break in time series, estimated)
2011 0.8%e (estimated) 80.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 0.9%e (estimated) 80.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2009 85.4% 82.9%be (break in time series, estimated)
2008 84.2% 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2007 84.9% 82.7%e (estimated)
2006 85.3% 82.8%be (break in time series, estimated)
2005 85.8% 82.4%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 86.2% 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2003 86.6% 82.9%e (estimated)
2002 86.4% 82.7%e (estimated)
2001 86.6% 82.2%e (estimated)
2000 86.1% 82.0%be (break in time series, estimated)

Flags: be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 83.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 84.6%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, France has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 82.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
tran_hv_psmod · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC vehicle=CAR
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for France
Provider update
26 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat