TOTAL WORLD VEHICLES IN USE

Estimated figures

REGIONS/COUNTRIES

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Motorization
rate 2011
(/1000 inh.)

Motorization
rate 2012
(/1000 inh.)

in thousand units
EUROPE

321,597

329,376

334,070

343,932

347,846

353,962

361,254

367,767

441

449

EU 27 countries + EFTA

268,028

273,318

273,858

279,505

281,377

284,957

288,380

290,710

559

563

EU 15 countries + EFTA

232,376

236,853

234,731

237,205

238,150

240,808

243,190

243,801

590

590

AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
ICELAND
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

4,524
5,520
2,450
2,799
36,298
49,223
5,199
214
1,962
39,089
338
8,319
2,523
5,523
25,158
4,629
4,214
34,394

4,579
5,605
2,545
2,886
36,661
49,742
5,449
227
2,109
39,877
347
8,483
2,600
5,625
26,228
4,695
4,260
34,935

4,628
5,703
2,621
2,970
37,033
44,021
5,806
241
2,241
40,368
356
8,692
2,693
5,727
27,174
4,775
4,328
35,354

4,676
5,802
2,646
3,129
37,212
44,180
6,068
244
2,288
40,894
365
8,882
2,744
5,757
27,613
4,803
4,365
35,538

4,758
5,887
2,644
3,223
37,438
44,631
6,188
238
2,256
41,213
368
8,883
2,790
5,810
27,389
4,829
4,388
35,217

4,847
6,024
2,664
3,344
37,744
45,262
6,320
237
2,209
41,650
374
9,113
2,856
5,833
27,513
4,875
4,464
35,479

4,930
6,122
2,682
3,470
38,067
45,984
6,305
239
2,187
42,067
385
9,192
2,930
5,872
27,596
4,963
4,567
35,632

5,010
6,168
2,705
3,567
38,138
46,538
6,219
243
2,200
42,000
389
8,854
3,004
5,831
27,481
5,018
4,675
35,761

585
556
481
644
599
555
567
742
484
693
746
552
593
554
594
525
577
571

592
558
483
660
597
562
586
745
481
690
744
530
602
550
588
528
585
570

EUROPE NEW MEMBERS

35,652

36,465

39,127

42,300

43,227

44,149

45,190

46,909

437

454

BULGARIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
ESTONIA
HUNGARY
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
MALTA
POLAND
ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA

2,909
477
4,489
585
3,319
866
1,592
252
14,723
3,897
1,510
1,033

2,016
492
4,691
652
3,401
954
1,743
259
15,860
3,788
1,551
1,058

2,367
532
4,931
609
3,474
1,045
1,750
266
17,197
4,177
1,679
1,100

2,690
569
5,134
640
3,529
1,073
1,835
272
18,882
4,714
1,824
1,138

2,842
589
5,140
631
3,484
1,034
1,855
277
19,387
4,948
1,888
1,152

2,960
587
5,197
638
3,453
714
1,839
288
20,319
5,028
1,971
1,155

3,065
591
5,285
662
3,417
690
1,863
294
21,049
5,056
2,057
1,161

3,211
592
5,405
694
3,405
699
1,905
297
22,172
5,224
2,138
1,167

418
529
498
511
342
333
612
690
551
231
378
563

442
524
508
537
342
340
630
694
581
240
393
558

RUSSIA, TURKEY & OTHER EUROPE 53,569

56,058

60,212

64,426

66,469

69,005

72,874

77,057

241

254

ALBANIA
BELARUS
BOSNIA
CROATIA
GEORGIA
MACEDONIA
MOLDAVIA
RUSSIA
SERBIA
TURKEY
UKRAINE

275
2,033
605
1,549
414
273
395
31,212
1,653
8,427
6,733

309
2,173
629
1,606
466
261
433
32,547
1,692
9,080
6,862

324
2,302
674
1,672
519
268
463
35,455
1,657
9,653
7,225

355
2,335
733
1,719
598
283
503
38,264
1,674
10,191
7,771

363
2,547
764
1,703
642
303
535
39,303
1,832
10,611
7,866

419
2,708
805
1,675
687
331
586
40,661
1,739
11,266
8,128

428
3,191
880
1,675
710
348
611
42,862
1,848
12,062
8,259

450
3,360
930
1,760
750
363
629
45,385
1,903
12,827
8,700

136
338
229
387
162
165
172
299
193
165
180

142
357
243
409
172
172
179
317
199
173
191

AMERICA

327,340

340,362

350,012

358,322

362,456

367,468

375,136

384,702

395

401

NAFTA

278,157

288,408

294,641

298,541

299,456

299,768

302,318

306,658

645

647

CANADA
MEXICO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

18,910
21,550
237,697

19,580
24,185
244,643

20,071
25,869
248,701

20,520
28,208
249,813

20,792
29,692
248,972

21,054
30,482
248,232

21,420
31,966
248,932

21,745
33,416
251,497

621
268
790

624
276
791

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

49,183

51,954

55,371

59,781

63,000

67,700

72,818

78,044

151

160

7,005
115
88
27

7,175
116
92
27

7,739
119
94
27

8,460
122
97
29

8,955
122
98
29

10,116
124
99
29

10,959
125
101
31

11,473
127
103
32

269
342
358
98

279
341
364
102

ARGENTINA
BAHAMAS
BARBADOS
BELIZE

BERMUDA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CUBA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HAITI
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PUERTO RICO
SURINAME
TRINIDAD
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
ASIA/OCEANIA/MIDDLE EAST

27
328
23,023
2,410
2,371
633
410
1,008
1,240
180
907
73
117
154
249
352
327
1,561
2,321
96
351
531
3,279

27
389
24,269
2,552
2,541
646
414
1,073
1,300
186
1,034
73
120
161
267
373
341
1,620
2,551
101
348
619
3,539

28
401
25,596
2,693
2,737
690
418
1,148
1,380
193
1,191
72
122
162
288
397
365
1,705
2,661
104
352
645
4,044

28
475
27,481
2,861
2,954
735
422
1,227
1,480
198
1,302
74
124
169
306
413
406
1,833
2,661
110
355
645
4,815

28
410
29,643
2,965
3,125
773
428
1,274
1,560
200
1,391
70
125
171
332
442
430
1,953
2,565
110
358
668
4,775

27
458
32,065
3,190
3,277
792
435
1,335
1,690
203
1,468
73
127
173
366
471
450
2,099
2,564
112
361
688
4,908

27
514
34,655
3,451
3,529
811
443
1,369
1,831
212
1,561
75
132
175
399
494
474
2,513
2,770
116
366
707
4,978

28
526
37,271
3,744
3,812
836
453
1,412
1,953
224
1,673
78
139
178
438
572
504
2,878
2,990
122
372
746
5,360

415
50
176
199
75
171
39
135
120
34
106
7
17
63
67
132
72
85
748
219
275
209
169

431
50
187
214
80
174
40
137
126
35
111
8
17
64
73
150
75
96
809
228
278
220
179

216,570

227,175

242,425

257,769

275,991

299,689

325,509

352,589

82

88

AFGHANISTAN
AUSTRALIA
AZERBAIDJAN
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BRUNEI
CHINA
GUAM
HONG-KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
ISRAEL
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KUWAIT
KYRGYZSTAN
LEBANON
MALAYSIA
NEW CALEDONIA
NEW ZEALAND
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALESTINE
PHILIPPINES
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SOUTH KOREA
SRI LANKA
SYRIA
TAIWAN
THAILAND
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
VIETNAM
YEMEN

335
13,612
596
410
405
241
31,597
95
499
10,332
9,062
7,360
2,175
2,026
75,687
1,056
1,756
1,550
430
521
7,415
82
2,596
405
1,762
236
2,902
371
5,033
616
15,397
735
703
6,652
9,539
865
623
894

861
13,979
693
418
452
252
36,974
94
509
11,520
10,784
7,670
2,257
2,059
75,859
1,180
1,924
1,681
486
511
7,921
82
2,667
510
1,843
204
2,922
377
4,447
657
15,895
743
716
6,698
8,805
878
631
1,017

1,360
14,320
774
424
519
269
43,584
97
520
13,086
12,848
8,010
2,364
2,189
75,715
1,319
2,373
1,793
541
515
8,438
93
2,717
530
1,928
138
2,882
460
4,700
707
16,428
752
980
6,716
9,194
1,080
900
1,162

1,496
14,729
852
429
598
290
50,996
102
530
14,560
14,001
8,450
2,418
2,287
75,528
1,429
3,075
1,908
625
532
9,030
94
2,742
611
2,044
169
2,909
624
4,859
749
16,794
760
1,272
6,674
9,646
1,408
1,309
1,241

1,672
15,050
917
455
697
294
62,806
102
539
16,177
14,570
9,180
2,471
2,318
75,325
1,579
3,228
2,023
663
539
9,605
99
2,781
620
2,170
216
3,019
670
5,085
778
17,325
762
1,330
6,718
10,085
1,429
1,410
1,283

1,784
15,473
964
482
743
301
78,018
105
562
17,950
15,829
10,100
2,585
2,400
75,361
1,614
3,668
2,065
707
546
10,253
104
2,777
680
2,264
221
3,153
730
5,550
798
17,942
768
1,488
6,666
10,600
1,565
1,550
1,322

1,900
16,032
1,060
527
832
330
93,563
107
584
20,113
16,674
11,000
2,840
2,542
75,513
1,820
4,184
2,185
770
565
10,900
117
2,813
740
2,434
231
3,257
800
6,060
810
18,437
850
1,617
7,003
11,533
1,705
1,690
1,370

2,080
16,436
1,160
576
922
360
109,220
110
606
22,622
18,004
11,920
3,080
2,637
76,126
1,990
4,540
2,350
820
591
11,573
130
2,884
810
2,636
241
3,346
880
6,570
826
18,870
930
1,760
7,145
12,749
1,840
1,830
1,420

65
705
115
587
4
811
68
665
82
16
68
146
89
337
593
270
260
699
143
126
379
468
637
245
14
56
34
418
218
156
379
41
74
302
173
191
19
59

69
713
125
629
4
872
79
675
85
18
73
156
94
345
599
283
279
722
150
127
395
514
646
245
15
57
35
429
231
156
386
44
80
307
191
200
20
59

AFRICA

25,944

28,270

30,175

32,355

33,859

35,291

36,638

38,172

42

42

ALGERIA
ANGOLA

2,924
332

3,108
335

3,312
490

3,545
690

3,847
700

3,981
720

4,130
740

4,270
770

109
37

111
37

BENIN
BOTSWANA
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
CAMEROON
CONGO
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
IVORY COAST
KENYA
LIBERIA
LIBYA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
NIGERIA
SENEGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SUDAN
TANZANIA
TOGO
TUNISIA
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
ALL COUNTRIES

156
182
122
36
234
1,583
3,168
128
159
612
644
50
1,479
141
69
109
30
125
1,927
171
1,747
380
6,872
86
82
148
974
228
367
679

159
194
129
37
240
1,603
2,919
127
411
642
673
55
1,747
144
71
121
31
133
1,979
193
2,829
391
7,372
88
90
148
1,000
235
377
690

166
211
149
46
247
1,615
3,150
128
570
671
730
56
1,800
270
94
128
32
141
2,156
213
2,860
401
7,803
90
160
153
1,050
303
280
700

891,450

925,184

956,682

191
235
155
50
260
1,622
3,477
131
780
715
815
51
1,830
511
123
144
33
152
2,274
213
2,920
448
8,017
90
312
154
1,177
313
218
710

199
253
161
50
270
1,626
3,940
133
710
740
896
52
1,850
511
124
148
34
161
2,367
276
2,967
464
8,221
93
317
155
1,220
356
298
721

207
297
167
52
281
1,631
4,391
135
730
764
920
53
1,866
530
130
154
35
170
2,457
315
3,090
479
8,472
94
330
158
1,259
366
310
747

992,379 1,020,153 1,056,409

211
300
172
54
293
1,669
4,580
138
760
790
950
55
1,940
550
132
161
37
180
2,600
324
3,210
490
8,794
96
340
162
1,300
380
320
780

220
310
180
60
310
1,723
4,810
142
790
820
990
55
2,050
570
130
170
36
191
2,720
340
3,330
510
9,168
99
350
168
1,350
400
330
810

22
151
11
6
14
395
58
2
31
41
23
13
317
25
9
11
10
146
81
13
20
37
169
3
7
25
121
11
23
58

22
154
11
6
14
397
60
2
31
41
23
12
332
25
8
11
11
154
84
13
20
37
175
3
7
25
124
11
23
59

1,098,537 1,143,231

165

170