Passenger cars per 1,000 people rose 0.117% to 552 vehicles in Switzerland in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, passenger cars per 1,000 people in Switzerland reached an all time high of 552 vehicles in 2019 and an all time low of 96.2 vehicles in 1960. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, passenger cars per 1,000 people in Austria amounted to 573 vehicles, 497 vehicles in France, 559 vehicles in Germany and 627 vehicles in Italy in 2019.
Switzerland has been ranked 14th within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of passenger cars per 1,000 people, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Passenger Cars Per 1,000 People | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Austria | vehicles | 549 | 554 | 559 | 562 | 565 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | vehicles | 492 | 497 | 504 | 506 | 509 | ||||||||||||||||
France | vehicles | 494 | 495 | 496 | 496 | 496 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | vehicles | 532 | 540 | 550 | 550 | 553 | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | vehicles | 307 | 315 | 325 | 326 | 329 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | vehicles | 608 | 610 | 616 | 618 | 621 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | vehicles | 509 | 526 | 546 | 558 | 572 | ||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | vehicles | 520 | 522 | 528 | 530 | 533 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | vehicles | 471 | 471 | 478 | 478 | 480 | ||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | vehicles | 543 | 546 | 551 | 550 | 551 |