The bar chart illustrates changes in the proportion of families with cars in a particular city in Europe over three decades from 1971 to 2001.
Overall, the data reveal a moderate increase in the number of households that own a car and 2 cars or above, on the other hand, a notable decline was seen in the figure for those without cars. It is also clear that households without cars and had just one car consistently had the highest figures throughout the period.
Exceeding 45 % of households did not possess any vehicles in 1971, after which it witnessed a steady decline to over 40% in 1981. Similarly, the figure for those possessing at least one car decreased slightly from 35% to approximately 32% after a decade. On the contrary, ownership of more than two cars was limited to around 15%.
On the other hand, the ownership of at least one car peaked at 46% in 1991. However, this percentage experienced a small downturn by 2001, followed by a modest fall from 30% to 26% in the figure for families without cars in the last decade. Conversely, the ownership of two or more cars increased by around 10% over the last 10 years.