All European car license plates and their designs in 2025

If you want to discover all European car license plates and their current designs you are in the correct section of the plates. Explore to explore all license plates across Europe (europlates), including those from the European Union and even territories with limited recognition, you’re in the right place for a quick and comprehensive view. Here, you'll find links to full sections on each country, showcasing both current and classic European license plates along with each country’s unique international recognition code. Dive in to visually explore the history and evolution of European plates and discover how styles have transformed over the years. Take a closer look—you might uncover some surprising facts about europlates!

Complete table of all European license plates

Discover all the latest license plate designs from every country and territory across Europe thanks to our complete table of all European license plates. With this updated list, you can quickly and easily identify where a car, motorcycle, or truck is from. Each entry provides the country name, its international recognition code, and both current and historical European license plate designs to help you recognize them at a glance. For more details, simply click on any country name to access additional information about its europlates. If you want to explore further, check out other sections on matriculasdelmundo.com for a complete look at European license plates.

Complete table of all European license plates

Europe is not only made up of sovereign states, but also includes territories of various sizes, each with its own unique license plate systems. Some of these license plate systems are easily visible on the roads, while others are almost impossible to spot. Discover all European license plates across the territories and explore the diversity of europlates found throughout Europe.

Visual history of the European License plates

So far, we have shown you how car license plates in Europe look, both current and historical. We not only showcase those europlates from sovereign states but also from territories or regions that are either dependent on other countries or have limited recognition. To clear up any doubts about which license plate system was used in each country's regular plate system, we present the following table. You can scroll it down and to the right to see all license plates and designs used from 1900 to the present day.

In the table, each row represents a country or territory. On the right, against a green background, you will find a sample currently in use. On the other hand, if it's an orange background, it indicates a previous system.

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Maps of car license plates in Europe

At matriculasdelmundo.com, we offer you the opportunity to explore through maps how the world works both in the present and in the past. You can view all the maps from this link. Additionally, below we provide maps that may help you understand how car license plates work in Europe. You can click on the maps to view them in a larger size.

Click to view the map in full size. Below, we present several maps of Europe that may be of interest for the section on European license plates.