Number of passenger cars rose 0.527% to 61.0 mil in Japan in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of passenger cars in Japan reached an all time high of 61.0 mil in 2015 and an all time low of 0.457 mil in 1960. When compared to Japan's main peers, number of passenger cars in China amounted to 136 mil, 44.3 mil in Russia, 16.6 mil in South Korea and 122 mil in USA in 2015.
Japan has been ranked 3rd within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of number of passenger cars, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Number of Passenger Cars | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Canada | mil | ... | ... | 21.3 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.5 | ||||||||||||||
China | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 101 | 117 | 136 | 139 | 146 | ||||||||||||
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Germany | mil | 43.9 | 44.4 | 45.1 | 44.9 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
India | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.9 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.9 | ||||||||||||
Japan | mil | 60.0 | 60.7 | 61.0 | 61.2 | 61.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 28.2 | ||||||||||
Russia | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.2 | 43.4 | 44.3 | 45.3 | 46.5 | |||||||||||
South Korea | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.1 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.0 | ||||||||||
USA | mil | 120 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.79 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 2.16 |