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Germany’s Car Ownership Hits Record 49.3 Million as Density Reaches 590 per 1,000

Electric cars remain a small presence in the overall fleet despite a surge in new registrations in the first half of 2025.

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In Deutschland gibt es immer mehr Autos: Anfang des Jahres kamen auf 1000 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner 590 Pkw, wie das Statistische Bundesamt in Wiesbaden mitteilte. Im Vorjahr hatte die Pkw-Dichte bei 588 Autos pro 1000 Einwohner gelegen

Overview

  • Destatis, drawing on KBA data, reports the figures as of January 1, 2025, marking a continuation of growth in car density since 2008.
  • The highest state-level densities were recorded in Saarland (646), Rheinland-Pfalz (641) and Bavaria (635), while Berlin (334), Bremen (427) and Hamburg (435) were lowest.
  • Year over year, car density fell in all three city-states and edged down in Hesse from 623 to 622, even as the national average rose.
  • Electric vehicles account for 1.65 million cars or 3.3% of the fleet, with about 250,000 pure EVs registered in H1 2025 for a record 17.7% share of new registrations.
  • Wolfsburg posted the nation’s highest local density at about 956 cars per 1,000 residents, Euskirchen reached 803 per 1,000 due to large rental fleets, and Ingolstadt led Bavaria with 737 per 1,000.