Car share of passenger transport in Italy

Cars accounted for 83.3% of inland passenger transport in Italy in 2024.

Measure: Share of cars in inland passenger transport Unit: % of inland passenger-kilometres Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Italy, 2024 83.3% % of inland passenger-kilometres
Change from 2023 +1.3percentage points 2023: 82.0%
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 15th of 34 See the full ranking

Car share of passenger transport in Italy 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 ItalyEuropean Union
2024 83.3% 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2023 82.0%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2022 81.7% 83.5%e (estimated)
2021 84.7% 86.7%e (estimated)
2020 85.0% 87.2%e (estimated)
2019 82.0% 82.7%e (estimated)
2018 82.0% 82.9%e (estimated)
2017 82.7% 83.0%e (estimated)
2016 82.0% 82.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2015 81.4% 82.6%e (estimated)
2014 80.8% 82.5%e (estimated)
2013 79.7% 82.1%be (break in time series, estimated)
2012 78.9% 79.6%be (break in time series, estimated)
2011 81.1%e (estimated) 80.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 81.7%b (break in time series) 80.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2009 82.8%e (estimated) 82.9%be (break in time series, estimated)
2008 81.7%e (estimated) 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2007 81.6%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2006 81.5%e (estimated) 82.8%be (break in time series, estimated)
2005 81.8%e (estimated) 82.4%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 83.0%e (estimated) 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2003 83.1%e (estimated) 82.9%e (estimated)
2002 83.1%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2001 83.1%e (estimated) 82.2%e (estimated)
2000 83.3%e (estimated) 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 +1.3 percentage points from 82.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80.8%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 15th 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 Italy
Provider update
26 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat