Main figures on road traffic accidents (2021)

In 2021, 1,533 people were killed in road traffic accidents in Spain, 222 fewer deaths than in 2019, which means a decrease by 13%. The fatality rate was at 32 deaths per million population, the seventh lowest rate in the European Union, just behind Malta (17), Sweden (18), Denmark (23), Ireland (27), The Netherlands (28) and Germany(31). The average rate in the European Union Member States was at 44.

The Spanish version of the document is available in the section Data and Resources: "Las principales cifras de la siniestralidad vial (2021)".