Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded the highest share of people not using public transport in the European Union in 2024, at 85 per cent, Eurostat said on Wednesday. The EU average share of people who did not use public transport was 50.6 per cent.
EU public transport use in 2024
Eurostat said that in 2024, 10.7 per cent of people aged 16 years or over in the EU used public transport every day, 11.6 per cent every week, 10 per cent every month, and 17.1 per cent less than once a month. In total, 50.6 per cent did not use public transport.
Countries with the highest and lowest non-use rates
Cyprus had the highest share of people not using public transport in 2024 at 85 per cent, followed by Italy at 68 per cent, Portugal at 67.8 per cent, France at 65.1 per cent, Slovenia at 61.6 per cent, and Greece at 61.3 per cent.
At the other end of the scale, Luxembourg recorded 15.7 per cent of people not using public transport in 2024, followed by Estonia at 26.6 per cent and Sweden at 26.7 per cent.
Weekly public transport use
For people using public transport every week, Luxembourg registered the highest share at 23.1 per cent, followed by Latvia at 19.2 per cent and Estonia at 18.2 per cent.
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