Name: Car ownership in Germany
Creator: Eurostat
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Cars per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants (cars per 1,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2025
Period	Germany	European Union
2025	593 per 1,000 people	584 per 1,000 people
2024	590 per 1,000 people	577 per 1,000 people
2023	588 per 1,000 people	570 per 1,000 people
2022	587 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)	564 per 1,000 people
2021	583 per 1,000 people	561 per 1,000 people
2020	580 per 1,000 people	556 per 1,000 people
2019	574 per 1,000 people	548 per 1,000 people
2018	567 per 1,000 people	539 per 1,000 people
2017	561 per 1,000 people	530 per 1,000 people
2016	555 per 1,000 people	518 per 1,000 people
2015	548 per 1,000 people	508 per 1,000 people
2014	547 per 1,000 people	506 per 1,000 people
2013	543 per 1,000 people	501 per 1,000 people
2012	539 per 1,000 people	497 per 1,000 people
2011	534 per 1,000 people	494 per 1,000 people
2010	527 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)	487 per 1,000 people
2009	510 per 1,000 people	–
2008	504 per 1,000 people	–
2007	501 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)	–
2006	566 per 1,000 people	–
2005	559 per 1,000 people	–
2004	550 per 1,000 people	–
2003	546 per 1,000 people	–
2002	541 per 1,000 people	–
2001	538 per 1,000 people	–

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

Car ownership in Germany

Car ownership in Germany over time