Motor vehicles per 1,000 people rose 11.2% to 117 vehicles in China in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, motor vehicles per 1,000 people in China reached an all time high of 117 vehicles in 2015 and an all time low of 15.0 vehicles in 2003. When compared to China's main peers, motor vehicles per 1,000 people in India amounted to 22.7 vehicles, 615 vehicles in Japan, 365 vehicles in Russia and 819 vehicles in USA in 2015.
China has been ranked 89th within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of motor vehicles per 1,000 people, 25 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Motor Vehicles Per 1,000 People | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Bangladesh | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.02 | 3.28 | 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.77 | ||||||
Canada | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 616 | 622 | 627 | 625 | 637 | |||||||||
China | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.5 | 57.4 | 68.5 | 79.5 | 91.9 | ||||||||
Germany | vehicles | 537 | 545 | 555 | 563 | 570 | ||||||||||||||||
India | vehicles | 13.6 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 18.3 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | vehicles | 591 | 592 | 594 | 600 | 605 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 255 | 259 | 268 | 276 | 287 | |||||||||
Pakistan | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 16.0 | |||||||
Russia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 274 | 283 | 299 | 318 | 339 | ||||||
South Korea | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 360 | 370 | 379 | 386 | 396 | |||||||||
Sri Lanka | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.8 | 47.8 | 52.7 | 56.3 | 58.8 | ||||||
USA | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 804 | 795 | 791 | 794 | 793 |