Car share of passenger transport in Portugal

Cars accounted for 87.3% of inland passenger transport in Portugal in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2004.

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”.
Portugal, 2024 87.3%e (Estimated) % of inland passenger-kilometres
Change from 2023 −0.9percentage points 2023: 88.2%
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 7th of 34 See the full ranking

Car share of passenger transport in Portugal over time

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

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 88.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 91.0%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 7th 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 Portugal
Provider update
26 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat