In 2025, the number of cars in the world had grown to 1.475 billion – that’s one car for every 5.5 humans, or 182 per 1000 humans.
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How many cars were sold in the world in 2024?Where are all the cars in the world?Global vehicle numbers per capitaThe most cars, by countryThe top 10Here’s how the top 10 looked in 2024Which countries have the fewest cars in the world?Which countries produce the most cars?How many electric vehicles were sold in 2024?
How many cars were sold in the world in 2024?
About 75 million cars were sold across the world in 2024, which is around six percent more than in 2023.
Where are all the cars in the world?
Automotive digital marketing agency Hedges & Company reports that roughly one-third of all vehicles are located in the Asia-Pacific region, which it estimates has a total fleet of 543 million vehicles—or about 140 vehicles for every 1,000 people.
Global vehicle numbers per capita
- North America: 0.71 vehicles per capita (710 p/1000pp)
- Europe: 0.52 vehicles per capita (520 p/1000pp)
- South America: 0.21 vehicles per capita (210 p/1000pp)
- Middle East: 0.19 vehicles per capita (190 p/1000pp)
- Asia/Oceania: 0.14 vehicles per capita (140 p/1000pp)
- Africa: 0.06 vehicles per capita (58 p/1000pp)
- Antarctica: 0.05 vehicles per capita (50 p/1000pp)
The most cars, by country
The top 10
- New Zealand: 0.90
- USA: 0.89
- Estonia: 0.82
- Cyprus: 0.79
- Luxembourg: 0.78
- Australia: 0.77
- Canada: 0.77
- Italy: 0.76
- Poland: 0.60
- Iceland: 0.72
Here’s how the top 10 looked in 2024
- USA: 0.89
- New Zealand: 0.88
- Canada: 0.79
- Cyprus: 0.79
- Luxembourg: 0.78
- Australia: 0.78
- Poland: 0.77
- Italy: 0.76
- Iceland: 0.72
- Estonia: 0.71
Which countries have the fewest cars in the world?
- Pakistan: 0.02
- Vietnam: 0.03
- Kenya: 0.03
- Ghana: 0.03
- Nigeria: 0.05
- India: 0.05
- Philippines: 0.05
- Iraq: 0.05
- Egypt: 0.08
Which countries produce the most cars?
- China: 25.72 million
- United States: 10.88 million
- Japan: 9.68 million
- Germany: 4.66 million
- India: 4.51 million
- Mexico: 3.99 million
- South Korea: 3.95 million
- Brazil: 2.94 million
- Spain: 2.82 million
- France: 2.20 million
How many electric vehicles were sold in 2024?
Globally, approximately 17.1 million electric vehicles were sold in 2024, representing a 25% increase over 2023. Key markets included China, with 11 million EV sales, and the USA & Canada, with 1.8 million sales. The UK also saw a record year for EV sales.
