How many cars are there in the world?
World hard Data from 2023
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The answer
1,470,000,000 cars
Roughly 1.5B.
There are roughly 1.47 billion cars and light vehicles on the planet, close to one for every five people. About one in five is in the United States. Global fleet growth has been driven almost entirely by China, which went from 20 million cars in 2000 to over 300 million.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Hedges & Company vehicle registration analysis |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | cars |
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