Regions in Denmark and Sweden, as well as in the Benelux countries, boast the highest share of electric cars in the European Union, according to new data from Eurostat.
Overall, the number of electric passenger cars across the EU totalled 4.4 million in 2023, which was an increase of 1.4 million on the previous year. As a result, electric cars accounted or 1.73% of all passenger cars in the EU in 2023.
In more than half (56.28%) of the 215 classified European regions (NUTS 2), however, the share of electric cars was below the EU average.
‘For most EU countries, this share was relatively homogeneous across regions, suggesting that factors such as national subsidies and incentives or other national factors likely played an important role in the adoption of these vehicles,’ Eurostat noted.
High percentage of electric cars
Some 17 regions, however, saw electric cars account for 4% or more of the overall car fleet, including all five regions of Denmark, and five out of Sweden’s eight regions, including Hovedstaden and Stockholm.
Three regions of the Netherlands, including the capital region of Noord-Holland, reported electric car penetration of over 4%, as did two regions of Belgium (including the Brussels Capital Region), Luxembourg, and the Helsinki-Uusimaa region of Finland.
The highest share of electric cars in the EU in 2023 was recorded in Flevoland in the Netherlands, at 17.07%, however Eurostat noted that this figure may be skewed somewhat by the presence of large vehicle leasing companies in the region.
Stockholm was the only other region in the EU to report a double-digit share of electric cars, at 10.74%. Hovedstaden in Denmark followed with 8.64%, while Prov. Vlaams-Brabant in Belgium recorded 7.60%.
Minimal share
At the other end of the scale, meanwhile, some 46 European regions reported electric car shares below 0.25%, including five out of eight regions in Czechia, 11 of Greece’s 13 regions, 14 of Poland’s 17 regions, and three in four Slovakian regions. Other regions with minimal shares included parts of southern Italy, and areas of Spain, Romania and Croatia.
‘The use of electric passenger cars reflects income levels, price differences between electric and other vehicles, subsidies and incentives, infrastructure investment, battery technology, fuel prices, urban policies, the availability and cost of public transport, and environmental consciousness,’ said Eurostat. Read more here.
The number of electric passenger cars in the EU reached 4.4 million in 2023, 1.73% of all passenger cars. 🚗🔋
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) November 26, 2025
Among EU regions, highest in:
🇳🇱Flevoland (17.07%)
🇸🇪Stockholm (10.74%)
Lowest in:
🇬🇷Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki
🇬🇷Thessalia
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