As of March 31, 2024, around 82.7 percent of surveyed households in Japan with an annual income between 9.5 million and 12 million Japanese yen owned passenger cars, either purchased new or used. On average, 100 households of that income group owned 143.4 cars.
Rate of households owning a passenger car in Japan as of March 2024, 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=3,041 3m to 4m JPY: n=1,230 4m to 5.5m JPY: n=1,101 5.5m to 7.5m JPY: n=1,017 7.5m to 9.5m JPY: n=661 9.5m to 12m JPY: n=383 12m JPY or more: n=306
100 Japanese yen equal 0.64 U.S. dollars or 0.59 euros as of June 2024.
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