Regardless of ongoing efforts to advertise a shift to extra sustainable transport, the variety of automobiles in Germany continues to rise.
Originally of this yr, Germany’s Federal Statistical Workplace (Destatis) counted 590 passenger automobiles per 1,000 inhabitants, up from 588 in 2024 and 587 in 2023, it stated in a press release on Thursday.
Automobile density has elevated steadily since 2008, Destatis reported, citing figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and its personal calculations.
The full variety of registered automobiles additionally reached a report excessive. As of January 1, 49.3 million passenger automobiles had been registered in Germany – greater than ever earlier than, in accordance with KBA.
The very best automotive density was recorded in Saarland with 646 automobiles per 1,000 inhabitants, adopted by Rhineland-Palatinate (641) and Bavaria (635). In contrast, town states had the bottom figures: Berlin (334), Bremen (427) and Hamburg (435).
In contrast with the earlier yr, automotive density rose in practically all German states. Bavaria remained unchanged, whereas declines had been recorded within the three metropolis states and in Hesse, the place the above-average automotive density slipped barely from 623 to 622.
