How many electric passenger cars were registered in Albania at the end of 2025?
INSTAT and DPSHTRR recorded 10,938 fully electric passenger cars, up from 5,722 at the end of 2024.
From 362 electric passenger cars in 2020 to 10,938 at the end of 2025, plus 5,714 All-Electric first registrations in H1 2026. A data-led analysis of growth, market maturity and the next challenges.
At the end of 2025, Albania had 10,938 fully electric passenger cars. During January-June 2026 alone, 5,714 All-Electric vehicles were registered for the first time, 182% more than in the same period of 2025. The pace is strong, but the base remains small within the national fleet. The market should therefore be read both as a growth story and as an early-stage market.
Albania recorded only 362 electric passenger cars in 2020. By the end of 2025, the number had reached 10,938. In five years, the electric fleet became roughly 30.2 times larger, representing an estimated compound annual growth rate of about 97.7%. The expansion was not confined to one exceptional year. Every year from 2021 to 2025 produced strong growth.
The year 2025 added 5,216 electric cars compared with 2024, an increase of 91.2%. Yet 10,938 EVs still represented only about 1.29% of Albania's 847,191 registered passenger cars. Diesel accounted for 72.1%. Electrification is therefore advancing quickly without yet changing the basic structure of the fleet.
This contrast defines the Albanian market. EV growth is real and rapid, while penetration of the existing fleet remains limited. For buyers, dealers, importers and public institutions, the opportunity is significant, but it requires decisions based on verified data, transparency and dependable infrastructure.
Sources: INSTAT road vehicle characteristics for 2025; INSTAT road transport statistics for Q1 and Q2 2026; DPSHTRR January-June 2026 registration report. Derived calculations by Makina Elektrike.
Source: INSTAT and DPSHTRR annual vehicle inventory.
At the end of 2025, electric cars represented only 1.29% of the passenger-car fleet. In the first half of 2026, however, All-Electric vehicles accounted for 42.4% of zero-km vehicle registrations. These figures do not conflict. They measure two different realities.
The small stock share shows that most cars currently on Albanian roads still use combustion engines. The high share within zero-km registrations shows that preferences in the new-car segment are changing much faster than the entire national fleet can change.
A total of 48,830 road vehicles were registered for the first time in Q1 and Q2 2026. All-Electric registrations represented roughly 11.7% of this flow. The 5,714 registrations in six months are also equivalent to about 52.2% of the entire electric passenger-car stock recorded at the end of 2025. This is not a projection of the year-end stock, but it shows the scale of the current inflow.
Source: INSTAT/DPSHTRR fuel-type table, calculations by Makina Elektrike.
Do not use one indicator to describe the whole market. Combine stock, first registrations, zero-km data and technology type.
In a fast-growing market, supply can expand faster than information, service capacity and common standards. An EV may appear attractive on price and advertised range, but real value also depends on charging compatibility, battery warranty, parts, diagnostics and resale prospects.
Albania also has a relatively old vehicle base, with 45.7% of passenger cars aged 11-20 years. This creates a meaningful replacement cycle, but it does not guarantee that every replacement will be electric. EVs will gain more ground when they become the clearest and most dependable choice, not merely the newest alternative.
The market therefore needs more than supply. It needs verifiable comparisons, identifiable dealers, current listings, charging information and guidance that helps buyers understand the real trade-offs of each model.
The data show that electric cars are gaining ground at a pace that can no longer be treated as a marginal trend. Their share of the national fleet nevertheless remains low. The next phase will depend on Albania's ability to turn registration growth into safe, informed and sustainable ownership.
The 2020-2025 series refers to the inventory of electric passenger cars at 31 December of each year. The January-June 2026 figure refers to first registrations of All-Electric vehicles and should not be added directly to the year-end stock without accounting for deregistrations, vehicle category and data revisions. Main sources: INSTAT and DPSHTRR official publications. The 2026 data are preliminary.
INSTAT and DPSHTRR recorded 10,938 fully electric passenger cars, up from 5,722 at the end of 2024.
It increased from 362 cars in 2020 to 10,938 in 2025, roughly 30.2 times larger.
DPSHTRR reported 5,714 first registrations during January-June 2026, 182% more than in the same period of 2025.
All-Electric vehicles represented 42.4% of zero-km registrations in H1 2026. It is not their share of the total national fleet.
No. Fully electric vehicles are reported separately from Petrol + Electric and other hybrid categories.
Not in the overall fleet. They represented about 1.29% of passenger cars at the end of 2025, although their share of new zero-km registrations is much higher.
Registrations measure a flow, while the inventory measures vehicles present at a specific date. Deregistrations, categories and revisions must be considered.
Range standard, usable battery capacity, charging port and speed, warranty, vehicle history, battery health, service and parts availability.