That stat is for America, not Europe, where the stats are reversed: https://blog.getmyparking.com/2020/01/20/why-does-europe-pre...

But you are right in that as cars electrify manuals will be less and less common. Not to mention emission regulations are pushing manufacturers to only produce autos

Manuals are still better in some rare situations imho like off-roading where just not having to worry about trans temps is a win