What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Canada and United Kingdom?

159,560 Vehicles, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?

22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as First registrations of brand new vehicles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United Kingdom: First registrations of brand new vehicles

Canada

1.87 million Vehicles

in 2025

United Kingdom

2.03 million Vehicles

in 2025

Canada rank

5th

United Kingdom rank

4th

First registrations of brand new vehicles over time

Canada
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.03 million Vehicles against 1.87 million Vehicles in Canada, a difference of 159,560 Vehicles.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Canada ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 37 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	933,197 Vehicles	2.31 million Vehicles	1.38 million Vehicles	United Kingdom
2010s	1.82 million Vehicles	2.30 million Vehicles	479,348 Vehicles	United Kingdom
2020s	1.69 million Vehicles	1.78 million Vehicles	89,725 Vehicles	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher first registrations of brand new vehicles, Canada or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2.03 million Vehicles against 1.87 million Vehicles in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Canada and United Kingdom?: 159,560 Vehicles, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for first registrations of brand new vehicles?: Canada ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as First registrations of brand new vehicles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: First registrations of brand new vehicles
Unit: Vehicles
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 48 places, 1,321 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of new passenger cars and goods road motor vehicles registered for the first time.