Which EU country has the most dangerous roads?

By road deaths per million inhabitants, Romania has the highest rate in the EU at 78 per million (1,478 deaths, 2024, Eurostat dataset tran_sf_roadus). That is 1.8× the EU27 average of 44 per million. A higher rate reflects structural factors (road network, vehicle fleet, enforcement, geography), not a judgement of the country.

Which EU country has the safest roads?

Sweden has the lowest road death rate in the EU at 20 deaths per million inhabitants (213 deaths, 2024). Other low-rate member states include Luxembourg, Denmark, Malta. All figures are from Eurostat (European Commission).

What is the average road death rate in the EU?

The EU27 average is 44 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2024, equal to 19,934 deaths across all 27 member states (Eurostat aggregate geo=EU27_2020). 13 of 27 member states are above this average and 14 are at or below it.

Where does this EU road-death data come from?

All figures are from Eurostat (European Commission), dataset tran_sf_roadus ("Persons killed in road accidents"), units P_MHAB (deaths per million inhabitants) and NR (total deaths), filtered to sex=Total, age=Total, category=Total. The EU27 aggregate is Eurostat's own published figure. Data updated 2026-04-27, licensed CC BY 4.0. The keyless REST API is at ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination.

Are road deaths per million the same as road risk for an individual driver?

No. Deaths per million inhabitants is a population-level public-health rate covering all road users (drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists). It is not a personal driving-risk score and does not predict any individual's likelihood of a crash. Use it for cross-country context only, alongside other factors such as exposure (distance driven) and road type.

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EU Road Safety: Road Deaths by Country

Road deaths per million inhabitants for all 27 EU member states. Highest: Romania (78/million). EU27 average: 44/million. Eurostat 2024 · Risk-context only.

Data: Eurostat 2024· dataset tran_sf_roadus · CC BY 4.0 · 27 EU member states

Which EU country has the highest road death rate?

Romania has the highest road death rate in the EU at 78 deaths per million inhabitants (1,478 road deaths, 2024, Eurostat). The EU27 average is 44 per million (19,934 deaths). Sweden has the lowest rate at 20 per million. These are public-safety statistics, not a safety judgement of any country.

Source:Eurostat (European Commission) — Persons killed in road accidents (tran_sf_roadus)·as of 2024updated annually (last: 27 April 2026)

Top 10 highest road death rates in the EU (2024)

Top 10 EU member states by road deaths per million inhabitants (Eurostat tran_sf_roadus, 2024)
Country	Deaths per million	Total deaths	vs EU average
1. Romania	78/million	1,478	Well above EU average
2. Bulgaria	74/million	478	Well above EU average
3. Greece	64/million	665	Well above EU average
4. Croatia	62/million	239	Well above EU average
5. Latvia	60/million	112	Well above EU average
6. Portugal	58/million	618	Well above EU average
7. Poland	52/million	1,896	Above EU average
8. Hungary	52/million	497	Above EU average
9. Italy	51/million	3,030	Above EU average
10. Estonia	50/million	69	Above EU average

Deaths per million inhabitants (Eurostat unit P_MHAB) and total deaths (unit NR), latest available year. EU27 average: 44/million.

All 27 EU member states — browse by road death rate

Romania

1,478 deaths · Well above EU average

Bulgaria

478 deaths · Well above EU average

Greece

665 deaths · Well above EU average

Croatia

239 deaths · Well above EU average

Latvia

112 deaths · Well above EU average

Portugal

618 deaths · Well above EU average

Poland

1,896 deaths · Above EU average

Hungary

497 deaths · Above EU average

Italy

3,030 deaths · Above EU average

Estonia

69 deaths · Above EU average

Slovakia

262 deaths · Above EU average

France

3,181 deaths · Near EU average

Czechia

494 deaths · Near EU average

Lithuania

124 deaths · Near EU average

Cyprus

41 deaths · Near EU average

Belgium

470 deaths · Below EU average

Austria

351 deaths · Below EU average

Spain

1,785 deaths · Below EU average

Germany

2,770 deaths · Below EU average

Slovenia

68 deaths · Below EU average

Netherlands

566 deaths · Below EU average

Ireland

171 deaths · Below EU average

Finland

181 deaths · Below EU average

Luxembourg

18 deaths · Well below EU average

Denmark

145 deaths · Well below EU average

Malta

12 deaths · Well below EU average

Sweden

213 deaths · Well below EU average

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EU road deaths by country: frequently asked questions

Which EU country has the most dangerous roads?: By road deaths per million inhabitants, Romania has the highest rate in the EU at 78 per million (1,478 deaths, 2024, Eurostat dataset tran_sf_roadus). That is 1.8× the EU27 average of 44 per million. A higher rate reflects structural factors (road network, vehicle fleet, enforcement, geography), not a judgement of the country.
Which EU country has the safest roads?: Sweden has the lowest road death rate in the EU at 20 deaths per million inhabitants (213 deaths, 2024). Other low-rate member states include Luxembourg, Denmark, Malta. All figures are from Eurostat (European Commission).
What is the average road death rate in the EU?: The EU27 average is 44 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2024, equal to 19,934 deaths across all 27 member states (Eurostat aggregate geo=EU27_2020). 13 of 27 member states are above this average and 14 are at or below it.
Where does this EU road-death data come from?: All figures are from Eurostat (European Commission), dataset tran_sf_roadus ("Persons killed in road accidents"), units P_MHAB (deaths per million inhabitants) and NR (total deaths), filtered to sex=Total, age=Total, category=Total. The EU27 aggregate is Eurostat's own published figure. Data updated 2026-04-27, licensed CC BY 4.0. The keyless REST API is at ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination.
Are road deaths per million the same as road risk for an individual driver?: No. Deaths per million inhabitants is a population-level public-health rate covering all road users (drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists). It is not a personal driving-risk score and does not predict any individual's likelihood of a crash. Use it for cross-country context only, alongside other factors such as exposure (distance driven) and road type.

Contains public sector information published by Eurostat (European Commission) and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Source: Eurostat (European Commission) — Persons killed in road accidents (tran_sf_roadus) (2024, published 27 April 2026).

Related Gera road-safety data: UK road casualties by area · US road fatality risk by state. EU figures use Eurostat data and are not directly comparable to UK/US datasets (different methods and reference years).