Italians and Europeans are increasingly stuck in cars: in 2022, the average number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the EU was 560. In the decade 2012-2022, the average number increased by 14.3% (from 490 to 560 cars per 1,000 inhabitants ).
Eurostat explains this in the latest survey.
Italy has the highest number with 684 cars per 1,000 inhabitants, followed by Luxembourg (678), Finland (661) and Cyprus (658). Latvia now has the lowest rate with 414 cars per 1,000 inhabitants, followed by Romania (417) and Hungary (424). The data shows that the Central and Eastern EU countries recorded high growth rates between 2012 and 2022. Among EU countries, Romania recorded the highest growth in cars per 1,000 inhabitants (+86.2%; +193), followed by Croatia (+44.8%; +). 152), Hungary (+40.9%; +123), Slovakia (+40.1%; +135) and Estonia (+39.7%; +181).
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