Cyprus last in use of public transport in EU

Cyprus recorded the lowest use of public transport among all EU countries in 2024, with 85 per cent not using it, significantly higher that the EU average, Eurostat said on Wednesday.

According to Eurostat figures, in 2024, 10.7 per cent of people 16 years or over in the EU used some sort of 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. On the other hand, 50.6 per cent did not use public transport.

Among EU countries, the share of people who did not use public transport in 2024 was highest in Cyprus, with 85 per cent of the population, followed by Italy 68 per cent, Portugal 67.8 per cent, France 65.1 per cent, Slovenia 61.6 per cent and Greece 61.3 per cent.

At the other end of the scale were Luxembourg, where 15.7 per cent of people did not use public transport in 2024, Estonia 26.6 per cent and Sweden 26.7 per cent. 

When it comes to people using public transport every week, Luxembourg registered the highest share, with 23.1 per cent of the people using it, followed by Latvia 19.2 per cent and Estonia 18.2 per cent.