As of March 31, 2023, one hundred surveyed households in Japan with an annual income between 9.5 million and 12 million Japanese yen owned 151.3 passenger cars on average, either purchased new or used. Within this income group, 84.3 percent of households owned a car.
Average number of passenger cars owned per 100 households in Japan as of March 2023, by annual household income
last year's (January to December) total household income excluding taxes and social insurance premiums
Supplementary notes
*Survey does not include households of foreigners, students, institutions, etc. Three-step sampling method based on the national census (municipalities, survey districts, households). Optional online completion.
Less than 3m JPY: n=2,518 3m to 4m JPY: n=1,069 4m to 5.5m JPY: n=947 5.5m to 7.5m JPY: n=899 7.5m to 9.5m JPY: n=583 9.5m to 12m JPY: n=291 12m JPY or more: n=261
100 Japanese yen equal 0.70 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of August 2023.
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