Passenger cars per 1,000 people rose 0.314% to 531 vehicles in the United Kingdom in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, passenger cars per 1,000 people in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 531 vehicles in 2019 and an all time low of 210 vehicles in 1970. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, passenger cars per 1,000 people in Belgium amounted to 516 vehicles, 497 vehicles in France, 559 vehicles in Germany and 422 vehicles in Ireland in 2019.
United Kingdom has been ranked 16th within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of passenger cars per 1,000 people, 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | vehicles | ... | ... | 607 | 615 | 620 | 620 | 622 | ||||||||||||||
France | vehicles | 494 | 495 | 496 | 496 | 496 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | vehicles | 532 | 540 | 550 | 550 | 553 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | vehicles | 649 | 657 | 678 | 672 | 673 | ||||||||||||||||
Ireland | vehicles | 415 | 419 | 424 | 422 | 422 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | vehicles | 608 | 610 | 616 | 618 | 621 | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | vehicles | 688 | 699 | 707 | 705 | 707 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | vehicles | 488 | 490 | 499 | 501 | 506 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | vehicles | 509 | 526 | 546 | 558 | 572 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | vehicles | 471 | 471 | 478 | 478 | 480 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | vehicles | 510 | 517 | 530 | 527 | 528 |