Number of Driver's License Holder in Japan, 1969 - 2012
Currently there are 80 million car drivers in Japan. The following shows the statistics of driver's license holders from 1969 to 2012. From 2009, male drivers are decreasing.
Year | License Holders | 1969 = 100 | Male | % | Female | % |
1969 | 24,782,107 | 100 | 20,572,948 | 83 | 4,209,159 | 17 |
1970 | 26,449,229 | 107 | 21,683,599 | 82 | 4,765,630 | 18 |
1971 | 28,000,367 | 113 | 22,699,349 | 81.1 | 5,301,018 | 18.9 |
1972 | 29,474,643 | 119 | 23,675,142 | 80.3 | 5,799,501 | 19.7 |
1973 | 30,778,778 | 124 | 24,477,063 | 79.5 | 6,301,715 | 20.5 |
1974 | 32,143,688 | 130 | 25,338,592 | 78.8 | 6,805,096 | 21.2 |
1975 | 33,482,514 | 135 | 26,106,101 | 78 | 7,376,413 | 22 |
1976 | 35,148,742 | 142 | 26,956,923 | 76.7 | 8,191,819 | 23.3 |
1977 | 37,022,922 | 149 | 27,769,945 | 75 | 9,252,977 | 25 |
1978 | 39,174,099 | 158 | 28,730,091 | 73.3 | 10,444,008 | 26.7 |
1979 | 41,042,876 | 166 | 29,548,200 | 72 | 11,494,676 | 28 |
1980 | 43,000,383 | 174 | 30,408,233 | 70.7 | 12,592,150 | 29.3 |
1981 | 44,973,064 | 182 | 31,212,847 | 69.4 | 13,760,217 | 30.6 |
1982 | 46,978,577 | 190 | 32,024,310 | 68.2 | 14,954,267 | 31.8 |
1983 | 48,814,356 | 197 | 32,789,800 | 67.2 | 16,024,556 | 32.8 |
1984 | 50,606,685 | 204 | 33,542,077 | 66.3 | 17,064,608 | 33.7 |
1985 | 52,347,735 | 211 | 34,277,091 | 65.5 | 18,070,644 | 34.5 |
1986 | 54,079,827 | 218 | 35,036,361 | 64.8 | 19,043,466 | 35.2 |
1987 | 55,724,173 | 225 | 35,752,664 | 64.2 | 19,971,509 | 35.8 |
1988 | 57,423,924 | 232 | 36,483,593 | 63.5 | 20,940,331 | 36.5 |
1989 | 59,159,342 | 239 | 37,244,077 | 63 | 21,915,265 | 37 |
1990 | 60,908,993 | 246 | 38,028,875 | 62.4 | 22,880,118 | 37.6 |
1991 | 62,553,596 | 252 | 38,773,374 | 62 | 23,780,222 | 38 |
1992 | 64,172,276 | 259 | 39,482,617 | 61.5 | 24,689,659 | 38.5 |
1993 | 65,695,677 | 265 | 40,143,572 | 61.1 | 25,552,105 | 38.9 |
1994 | 67,205,667 | 271 | 40,793,347 | 60.7 | 26,412,320 | 39.3 |
1995 | 68,563,830 | 277 | 41,406,176 | 60.4 | 27,157,654 | 39.6 |
1996 | 69,874,878 | 282 | 41,973,336 | 60.1 | 27,901,542 | 39.9 |
1997 | 71,271,222 | 288 | 42,578,341 | 59.7 | 28,692,881 | 40.3 |
1998 | 72,733,411 | 293 | 43,223,086 | 59.4 | 29,510,325 | 40.6 |
1999 | 73,792,756 | 298 | 43,601,205 | 59.1 | 30,191,551 | 40.9 |
2000 | 74,686,752 | 301 | 43,865,900 | 58.7 | 30,820,852 | 41.3 |
2001 | 75,550,711 | 305 | 44,143,259 | 58.4 | 31,407,452 | 41.6 |
2002 | 76,533,859 | 309 | 44,489,377 | 58.1 | 32,044,482 | 41.9 |
2003 | 77,467,729 | 313 | 44,786,148 | 57.8 | 32,681,581 | 42.2 |
2004 | 78,246,948 | 316 | 45,020,226 | 57.5 | 33,226,722 | 42.5 |
2005 | 78,798,821 | 318 | 45,135,941 | 57.3 | 33,662,880 | 42.7 |
2006 | 79,329,866 | 320 | 45,257,391 | 57 | 34,072,475 | 43 |
2007 | 79,907,212 | 322 | 45,412,614 | 56.8 | 34,494,598 | 43.2 |
2008 | 80,447,842 | 325 | 45,517,585 | 56.6 | 34,930,257 | 43.4 |
2009 | 80,811,945 | 326 | 45,539,419 | 56.4 | 35,272,526 | 43.6 |
2010 | 81,010,246 | 327 | 45,487,010 | 56.1 | 35,523,236 | 43.9 |
2011 | 81,215,266 | 328 | 45,448,263 | 56 | 35,767,003 | 44 |
2012 | 81,487,846 | 329 | 45,437,260 | 55.8 | 36,050,586 | 44.2 |
Source is National Police Agency.
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