Passenger cars per 1,000 people rose 1.32% to 126 vehicles in South Africa in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, passenger cars per 1,000 people in South Africa reached an all time high of 126 vehicles in 2019 and an all time low of 92.0 vehicles in 2004.
South Africa has been ranked 78th within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of passenger cars per 1,000 people, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Passenger Cars Per 1,000 People | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Angola | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.3 | 31.8 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 32.8 | ||||||||||
| Botswana | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 104 | 111 | 121 | 124 | 128 | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||
| Namibia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 114 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 123 | |||||||||||
| Swaziland | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zambia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 15.1 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53.3 | 54.5 | 55.7 | 54.7 | 54.4 |
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