Car share of passenger transport in Germany

Cars accounted for 84.1% of inland passenger transport in Germany in 2024.

Measure: Share of cars in inland passenger transport Unit: % of inland passenger-kilometres Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Germany, 2024 84.1%e (Estimated) % of inland passenger-kilometres
Change from 2023 +0.6percentage points 2023: 83.5%
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 12th of 34 See the full ranking

Car share of passenger transport in Germany 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 GermanyEuropean Union
2024 84.1%e (estimated) 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2023 83.5% 82.7%e (estimated)
2022 84.6% 83.5%e (estimated)
2021 88.8% 86.7%e (estimated)
2020 88.8% 87.2%e (estimated)
2019 83.3% 82.7%e (estimated)
2018 83.9% 82.9%e (estimated)
2017 84.0% 83.0%e (estimated)
2016 84.3% 82.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2015 84.4% 82.6%e (estimated)
2014 84.5% 82.5%e (estimated)
2013 84.5% 82.1%be (break in time series, estimated)
2012 84.2% 79.6%be (break in time series, estimated)
2011 84.3%b (break in time series) 80.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 84.7%e (estimated) 80.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2009 84.7%e (estimated) 82.9%be (break in time series, estimated)
2008 84.4%e (estimated) 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2007 85.7%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2006 85.6%e (estimated) 82.8%be (break in time series, estimated)
2005 85.8%e (estimated) 82.4%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 85.8%e (estimated) 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2003 86.1%e (estimated) 82.9%e (estimated)
2002 86.2%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2001 85.5%e (estimated) 82.2%e (estimated)
2000 85.2%e (estimated) 82.0%be (break in time series, estimated)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 83.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 84.5%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 82.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 Germany
Provider update
26 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat