China became the world's largest new car market in 2009
This article is a list of countries by the number of road motor vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants. This includes cars, vans , buses , and freight and other trucks; but excludes motorcycles and other two-wheelers.
China has the largest fleet of motor vehicles in the world in 2021, with 302 million cars,[1] and in 2009 became the world's largest new car market as well.[2] [3] In 2011, a total of 80 million cars and commercial vehicles were built, led by China, with 18.4 million motor vehicles manufactured.[4]
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Rank
Country or region
Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Total
Year
1
San Marino
1,263
54,000
2013[5]
2
Andorra
1,207
93,000
2022
3
Monaco
899
2013[5]
4
Iceland
866
315,294[6]
2020
5
New Zealand
837
4,221,182[7]
2019
6
United States
816
267,894,860[8]
2019
7
Finland
790
4,368,796[9]
2022
8
Liechtenstein
781
30,249
2019[10]
9
Australia
748
20,142,942
2021[11]
10
Estonia
735
978,022[12]
2022
11
Brunei
721
300,897
2015
12
Canada
685
25,060,399[13]
2018
13
Luxembourg
681
426,346
2019[10]
14
Guam
677
2014[14]
15
Italy
663
39,545,232
2019[10]
16
Cyprus
645
572,501
2019[10]
17
Poland
642
24,360,166
2019[10]
18
Malta
597
307,130
2019[10]
19
Japan
590
74,490,676
2019[15]
20
Germany
574
47,715,977
2019[10]
21
Austria
562
4,978,852
2018[10]
22
Slovenia
556
1,165,371
2019[10]
23
Czech Republic
554
5,924,995
2019[10]
24
Switzerland
537
4,624,000
2019[10]
25
Lithuania
536
1,498,688
2019[10]
26
Portugal
530
5,452,119
2019[10]
27
Norway
522
2,801,208
2017[10]
28
Spain
519
24,558,126
2019[10]
29
Belgium
511
5,889,210
2019[10]
30
Greece
504
5,406,551
2019[10]
31
Netherlands
499
8,677,911
2019[10]
32
France
482
32,416,180
2019[10]
33
Kuwait
477
1,876,188
2015
34
South Korea
478
24,703,522[16]
2021
35
United Kingdom
473
31,517,597
2018[10]
36
Sweden
473
4,887,116
2019[10]
37
Denmark
455
2,651,726
2017[10]
38
Ireland
454
2,253,210
2019[10]
39
Slovakia
439
2,393,577
2019[10]
40
Malaysia
433
13,308,716
2015
41
Croatia
425
1,724,900
2019[10]
42
Bahrain
422
578,471
2015
43
Qatar
411
1,020,000
2015
44
Bulgaria
407
2,829,946
2019[10]
45
Russia
397
57,812,037
2021[17]
46
Israel
394
3,600,600[18]
2019[19]
47
Hungary
390
3,812,013
2019[10]
48
Barbados
387
110,000
2015
49
Latvia
381
727,164
2019[10]
50
Belarus
369
3,501,981
2015
51
Brazil
366
77,977,443 [20]
2021
52
Romania
357
8,897,377
2019[10]
53
Suriname
349
193,000
2015
54
Serbia
336
2,340,020
2019[21]
55
Oman
335
1,551,496
2020[22]
56
Taiwan
344
8,119,000[23]
2019[23]
57
Montenegro
326
202,322
2016[24]
58
Argentina
316
13,726,226
2015
59
Mexico
297
37,353,597
2015
60
Trinidad and Tobago
292
397,000
2015
61
Chile
287
5,591,145
2020
62
Thailand
281
19,138,351
2019
63
Georgia
281
1,043,900
2015
64
Uruguay
280
960,000
2015
65
Bosnia and Herzegovina
258
910,969
2015
66
Turkey
254
21,190,113
2021[25]
67
Ukraine
245
10,500,000[26]
2020
68
Moldova
241
855,536
2019
69
Albania
238
676,811
2020
70
United Arab Emirates
234
2,140,000
2015
71
Antigua and Barbuda
230
2009[5]
72
Costa Rica
224
1,076,041
2015
73
Saint Kitts and Nevis
223
[27]
74
Kyrgyzstan
223
1,330,000
2015
75
China
214
302,000,000
2021[1]
76
Saudi Arabia
209
6,600,000
2015
77
Kazakhstan
207
3,895,800
2020 [28]
78
North Macedonia
205
427,000
2019[10]
79
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
204
2008[5]
80
Mauritius
192
236,853
2015
81
Fiji
188
2010[5]
82
Iran
178
14,130,000
2015
83
Botswana
177
391,686
2015
84
Armenia
177
524,039
2021 [29]
85
Iraq
176
7,026,106
2020
86
Tonga
174
[27]
87
South Africa
174
9,600,412
2015
88
Macau
172
116,930[30]
2020[31]
89
Panama
171
677,356
2015
90
Singapore
170
957,006[32]
2018
91
Saint Lucia
165
2010[5]
92
Dominica
163
[27]
93
Nauru
159
2004[33]
94
Sri Lanka
157
3,427,150[34]
2019
95
Algeria
153
6,577,845
2019[35]
96
Kiribati
146
2008[5]
97
Venezuela
145
4,510,000
2015
98
Ecuador
141
2,267,344
2015>
99
Belize
139
50,000
2015
100
Colombia
126
6,250,000
2018[36] [37]
101
Azerbaijan
124
1,135,936[38]
2018
102
Jordan
123
1,130,000
2015
103
Grenada
122
[39]
104
Lebanon
865
683,000[40]
2018
105
Guatemala
115
1,862,535
2015
106
Morocco
111
4,060,000
2019[41]
107
Nepal
110
3,080,000
2018[42]
108
Egypt
109
10,695,694
2018
109
Turkmenistan
107
2010[5]
110
Namibia
106
2008[5]
111
Cape Verde
101
2007[5]
112
Uzbekistan
87
3,051,734
2022[43]
113
Guyana
95
2008[5]
114
Kosovo
94
309,509
2019[10]
115
Hong Kong
92
674,253
2015
116
Eswatini
89
2007[5]
117
Bahamas
81
2007[5]
118
Nicaragua
79
480,000
2015
119
Peru
78
2,444,478
2015
120
Indonesia
78
21,127,964[44]
2020
121
Samoa
77
2007[5]
122
Syria
73
2007[5]
123
Bolivia
72
770,000
2015
124
Mongolia
71
2010[5]
125
Kenya
70
3,280,934[45]
2018
126
Jamaica
66
190,000
2015
127
Nigeria
64
11,458,370[46]
2017
128
Zimbabwe
60
940,000
2015
129
Bhutan
57
2009[5]
130
Vanuatu
54
[27]
131
Afghanistan
47
1,572,663
2015
132
Burkina Faso
46
297,000
2015
133
India
44
60,000,000
2016[47]
134
Senegal
44
660,000
2015
135
Palestine
42
2010[5]
136
Cuba
42
480,000
2015
137
Cote d'Ivoire
41
940,000
2015
138
El Salvador
41
260,000
2015
139
Tajikistan
38
2007[5]
140
Philippines
38
3,822,544
2015
141
Paraguay
37
2004[48]
142
Micronesia, Federated States of
37
2007[5]
143
Yemen
37
1,000,000
2015
144
Comoros
33
2007[5]
145
Guinea-Bissau
33
2008[5]
146
Angola
32
880,000
2015>
147
Ghana
32
890,000
2015>
148
Maldives
28
2010[5]
149
Djibouti
28
26,000[27]
2009
150
Madagascar
27
660,000
2015
151
Congo, Republic of the
27
2007[5]
152
Sudan
27
2007[5]
153
Togo
27
198,000
2015
154
Pakistan
26
3,557,470 [49]
2018
155
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
25
1,900,000
2015
156
Benin
24
252,000
2015
157
Vietnam
23
2,170,000
2015
158
Zambia
23
370,000
2015>
159
Seychelles
22
2010[5]
160
Cambodia
21
2005[5]
161
Laos
20
2007[5]
162
Myanmar
20
1,065,897[50]
2017
163
Honduras
18
160,000[50]
2017
164
Cameroon
15
347,000
2015
165
Gabon
14
2004[51]
166
Mozambique
14
400,000
2015
167
Liberia
14
63,000
2015
168
Equatorial Guinea
13
2004[52]
169
Papua New Guinea
13
[27]
170
Uganda
12
490,000
2015
171
Mali
12
203,000
2015
172
Eritrea
11
2007[5]
173
North Korea
11
2006[53]
174
Mauritania
10
41,000
2015
175
Ethiopia
9
831,000[54]
2017
176
Malawi
8
139,000
2015
177
Haiti
7
80,000
2015
178
Tanzania
7
380,000
2015
179
Gambia
7
2004[5]
180
Niger
7
2009[5]
181
Somalia
7
[27]
182
Burundi
6
63,000
2015
183
Sierra Leone
6
2008[5]
184
Chad
6
2006[5]
185
Guinea
5
[27]
186
Rwanda
5
[27]
187
Central African Republic
4
[27]
188
Lesotho
4
2004[55]
189
Bangladesh
4
620,000
2015
190
Solomon Islands
3
2004[56]
191
São Tomé and Príncipe
2
2007[5]
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