List of countries by vehicles per capita

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 became the world's largest new car market in 2009

The People's Republic of China has the largest fleet of motor vehicles in the world, with 372 million motor vehicles in January 2021 including 281 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]

List

Rank	Country or region	Motor vehicles per 1,000 people	Total	Year
1	San Marino	1,263		2013[5]
2	Monaco	899		2013[5]
3	United States	838	273,602,100[6]	2018
4	New Zealand	837	4,221,182[7]	2019
5	Iceland	824	278,924[8]	2016
6	Australia	789	19,800,000[9]	2020
7	Liechtenstein	773		2016[10]
8	Malta	766	394,955	2019[11]
9	Finland	752	4,151,275	2019[12]
10	Brunei	721	300,897	2015
11	Poland	719	22,503,579	2018[13]
12	Switzerland	716	6,113,791[14]	2018
13	Canada	685	25,060,399[15]	2018
14	Guam	677		2014[16]
15	Luxembourg	670	403,282	2017[17]
16	Italy	655	39,545,232	2019[18]
17	Japan	649	81,789,318	2019[19]
18	Spain	648	23,500,401	2017[17]
19	Germany	561	46,474,594	2017[17]
20	Austria	555	4,898,578	2017[17]
21	Estonia	550	725,944	2017[17]
22	Slovenia	541	1,117,935	2017[17]
23	Czech Republic	539	5,538,222	2017[17]
24	Norway	514	2,719,396	2017[17]
25	Cyprus	509	526,617	2017[17]
26	Belgium	508	5,785,447	2017[17]
27	Portugal	492	5,059,472	2017[17]
28	Netherlands	487	8,373,244	2017[17]
29	Greece	487	5,235,928	2017[17]
30	Sweden	479	4,844,823	2017[17]
31	France	478	32,005,986	2017[17]
32	Kuwait	477	1,876,188	2015
33	South Korea	475	23,444,165[20]	2019
34	United Kingdom	471	31,200,182	2017[17]
35	Lithuania	463	1,356,987	2017[17]
36	Romania	450	8,749,390	2019[21]
37	Ireland	444	2,142,390	2017[17]
38	Denmark	438	2,530,047	2017[17]
39	Malaysia	433	13,308,716	2015
40	Bahrain	422	578,471	2015
41	Qatar	411	1,020,000	2015
42	Slovakia	408	2,223,117	2017[17]
43	Israel	394	3,600,600[22]	2019[23]
44	Bulgaria	393	2,770,615	2017[17]
45	Croatia	389	1,596,087	2017[17]
46	Barbados	387	110,000	2015
47	Russia	381	55,838,224	2019[24]
47	Latvia	381	727,164	2019[17]
49	Belarus	369	3,501,981	2015
50	Brazil	364	77,191,524[25]	2020
51	Hungary	355	3,471,997	2017[17]
52	Suriname	349	193,000	2015
53	Serbia	336	2,340,020	2019[26]
54	Oman	335	1,551,496	2020[27]
–	Taiwan	333	7,842,423[28]	2016[28]
55	Montenegro	326	202,322	2016[29]
56	Argentina	316	13,726,226	2015
57	Turkey	306	19,822,371	2020[17]
58	Mexico	297	37,353,597	2015
59	Trinidad and Tobago	292	397,000	2015
60	Georgia	281	1,043,900	2015
61	Uruguay	280	960,000	2015
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina	258	910,969	2015
63	Kazakhstan	251	4,397,354	2015
64	United Arab Emirates	234	2,140,000	2015
65	Chile	230	4,444,941	2015
65	Antigua and Barbuda	230		2009[5]
67	Thailand	281	19,138,351	2019
68	Costa Rica	224	1,076,041	2015
69	Saint Kitts and Nevis	223		[30]
69	Kyrgyzstan	223	1,330,000	2015
71	Ukraine	219	9,290,000[31]	2018
72	Saudi Arabia	209	6,600,000	2015
73	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	204		2008[5]
74	Moldova	201	715,480	2015
75	China	200	281,000,000	2021[1]
76	North Macedonia	194	403,316	2017[17]
77	Mauritius	192	236,853	2015
78	Fiji	188		2010[5]
79	Iran	178	14,130,000	2015
80	Botswana	177	391,686	2015
81	Tonga	174		[30]
81	South Africa	174	9,600,412	2015
83	Macau	172	116,930[32]	2020[33]
84	Panama	171	677,356	2015
85	Singapore	170	957,006[34]	2018
86	Armenia	167	489,346	2018 [35]
86	Albania	167	481,114	2015
88	Saint Lucia	165		2010[5]
89	Dominica	163		[30]
90	Nauru	159		2004[36]
91	Morocco	153	5,570,000[37]	2019
92	Kosovo	150		2013[38]
93	Kiribati	146		2008[5]
94	Venezuela	145	4,510,000	2015
95	Ecuador	141	2,267,344	2015>
96	Algeria	140	5,570,000	2015
97	Belize	139	50,000	2015
98	Azerbaijan	124	1,135,936[39]	2018
99	Tunisia	129	1,450,000	2015
100	Colombia	126	6,250,000	2018[40][41]
101	Jordan	123	1,130,000	2015
102	Grenada	122		[42]
103	Lebanon	117	683,000[43]	2018
104	Guatemala	115	1,862,535	2015
105	Egypt	109	10,695,694	2018
106	Turkmenistan	107		2010[5]
107	Namibia	106		2008[5]
108	Iraq	105	3,900,000[44]	2013
110	Cape Verde	101		2007[5]
111	Indonesia	100	26,757,712[45]	2018
112	Paraguay	98	652,886[5]	2016
113	Guyana	95		2008[5]
114	Hong Kong	92	674,253	2015
115	Swaziland	89		2007[5]
116	Bahamas	81		2007[5]
117	Nicaragua	79	480,000	2015
118	Peru	78	2,444,478	2015
119	Samoa	77		2007[5]
120	Syria	73		2007[5]
121	Bolivia	72	770,000	2015
122	Mongolia	71		2010[5]
123	Sri Lanka	157	3,427,150[46]	2019
123	Kenya	70	3,280,934[47]	2018
125	Jamaica	66	190,000	2015
126	Nigeria	64	11,458,370[48]	2017
127	Zimbabwe	60	940,000	2015
128	Bhutan	57		2009[5]
129	Vanuatu	54		[30]
130	Afghanistan	47	1,572,663	2015
131	Senegal	44	660,000	2015
132	Palestine	42		2010[5]
132	Cuba	42	480,000	2015
134	Cote d'Ivoire	41	940,000	2015
134	El Salvador	41	260,000	2015
134	India	41	57,500,000	2016[49]
137	Tajikistan	38		2007[5]
137	Philippines	38	3,822,544	2015
139	Uzbekistan	37		2004[50]
139	Micronesia, Federated States of	37		2007[5]
139	Yemen	37	1,000,000	2015
142	Comoros	33		2007[5]
142	Guinea-Bissau	33		2008[5]
144	Angola	32	880,000	2015>
144	Ghana	32	890,000	2015>
146	Maldives	28		2010[5]
146	Djibouti	28	26,000[30]	2009
148	Madagascar	27	660,000	2015
148	Congo, Republic of the	27		2007[5]
148	Sudan	27		2007[5]
148	Togo	27	198,000	2015
152	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	25	1,900,000	2015
153	Benin	24	252,000	2015
154	Vietnam	23	2,170,000	2015
154	Zambia	23	370,000	2015>
156	Seychelles	22		2010[5]
157	Cambodia	21		2005[5]
158	Laos	20		2007[5]
158	Myanmar	20	1,065,897[51]	2017
160	Honduras	18	160,000[51]	2017
161	Pakistan	17	3,557,470 [52]	2018
162	Burkina Faso	16	297,000	2015
163	Cameroon	15	347,000	2015
164	Gabon	14		2004[53]
164	Mozambique	14	400,000	2015
164	Liberia	14	63,000	2015
167	Equatorial Guinea	13		2004[54]
167	Papua New Guinea	13		[30]
169	Uganda	12	490,000	2015
169	Mali	12	203,000	2015
171	Eritrea	11		2007[5]
171	North Korea	11		2006[55]
173	Mauritania	10	41,000	2015
174	Ethiopia	9	831,000[56]	2017
175	Malawi	8	139,000	2015
176	Haiti	7	80,000	2015
176	Tanzania	7	380,000	2015
176	Gambia	7		2004[5]
176	Niger	7		2009[5]
180	Burundi	6	63,000	2015
180	Sierra Leone	6		2008[5]
180	Chad	6		2006[5]
183	Guinea	5		[30]
183	Nepal	5		2007[5]
183	Rwanda	5		[30]
186	Central African Republic	4		[30]
186	Lesotho	4		2004[57]
186	Bangladesh	4	620,000	2015
189	Somalia	3		[30]
189	Solomon Islands	3		2004[58]
191	São Tomé and Príncipe	2		2007[5]

See also

• Car ownership
• Automotive industry
• List of countries by motor vehicle production
• List of U.S. states by vehicles per capita
• Peak car

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