Japan vs United States: First registrations of brand new vehicles
Japan
3.82 million Vehicles
in 2025
United States
2.73 million Vehicles
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
United States rank
3rd
First registrations of brand new vehicles over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.82 million Vehicles against 2.73 million Vehicles in United States, a difference of 1.09 million Vehicles.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.90 million Vehicles | 5.40 million Vehicles | 1.50 million Vehicles | United States |
| 2010s | 4.28 million Vehicles | 6.48 million Vehicles | 2.20 million Vehicles | United States |
| 2020s | 3.74 million Vehicles | 3.07 million Vehicles | 662,740 Vehicles | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first registrations of brand new vehicles, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 3.82 million Vehicles against 2.73 million Vehicles in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first registrations of brand new vehicles between Japan and United States?
- 1.09 million Vehicles, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for first registrations of brand new vehicles?
- Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd 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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About this data
Number of new passenger cars and goods road motor vehicles registered for the first time.