THE MOTOR INDUSTRY OF JAPAN 2019

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82.31 Million People Hold Driver’s LicensesYearMenWomenTotal45,539,41935,272,52680,811,94545,487,01035,523,23681,010,246200945,448,26335,767,00381,215,266201045,437,26036,050,58681,487,846201145,463,79136,396,22181,860,012201245,430,24536,645,97882,076,223201345,344,25936,805,74982,150,008201445,255,99436,949,91782,205,911201545,133,77137,121,42482,255,1952016201744,994,70237,320,22282,314,9242018● GENDER TRENDS IN DRIVER’S LICENSE HOLDERS (at end of every calendar year)Number of personsLarge motor vehicle Middle-category motor vehicle Ordinary motor vehicleLarge special-purpose vehicleTraction vehicle SubtotalLarge motor vehicle Middle-category motor vehicleQuasi-middle-category motor vehicle Ordinary motor vehicleLarge special-purpose vehicleTraction vehicle Large two-wheeler Ordinary two-wheeler Small special-purpose vehicleMotorized bicycle SubtotalClass 2LicensesClass 1LicensesTotalYear1,026,1801,042,120214,55545,46351,0352,379,3535,337,72772,070,665—6,749,9662,454,1231,160,50910,938,9309,310,786503,33816,977,729125,503,773127,883,12620121,007,7431,002,043220,40345,04150,4732,325,7035,299,48071,409,459—7,936,1692,465,9781,168,20510,703,6919,472,692477,29616,905,848125,838,818128,164,5212013986,518960,304224,82344,33049,6652,265,6405,253,88070,632,500—9,113,9402,473,8231,174,26710,430,0759,619,692450,12316,784,700125,933,000128,198,6402014964,383917,142229,49443,60548,8442,203,4685,198,18569,732,685—10,297,5902,476,5981,178,79010,112,5849,752,541422,02016,618,061125,789,054127,992,5222015942,526873,879234,07042,99748,1342,141,6065,143,53368,813,808—11,473,6462,475,5201,182,8069,799,8169,877,616394,95216,450,534125,612,231127,753,8372016919,2421,055,12313,31842,30247,3252,077,3105,086,71367,870,73011,739,992905,5282,471,1641,187,0039,466,0729,994,091367,60316,291,972125,380,868127,458,1782017896,1271,001,03829,35841,56046,4462,014,5295,027,35166,958,77411,707,9302,067,2712,466,1071,191,6909,126,99510,116,497341,01316,142,848125,146,476127,161,0052018● TOTAL NUMBER OF LICENSES HELD, BY YEAR & LICENSE/VEHICLE CATEGORYNumber of licenses heldNote: In the above figures, one count is allotted to each vehicle category covered, whenever a license covers multiple vehicle categories.Large motor vehicle Middle-category motor vehicle Quasi-middle-category motor vehicleOrdinary motor vehicle Large special-purpose vehicleLarge two-wheeler (over 400cc)Ordinarytwo-wheelerSmall special-purpose vehicleMotorized bicycle (50cc & under)Vehicle Category●●●●●●Class 1 Licenses● CLASS 1 LICENSES AND THE VEHICLE CATEGORIES THEY COVERNote: The ordinary motor vehicle and large two-wheeler license categories include licenses restricted to automatic transmission (AT) cars/motorcycles; the ordinary two-wheeler license category includes licenses restricted, respectively, to AT motorcycles, to small-sized (over 250cc) motorcycles, and to small-sized AT motorcycles.Source for all statistical data on this page: National Police AgencyLargemotor vehicle●●●●●Middle-categorymotor vehicle●●●●Quasi-middle-categorymotor vehicle●●●Ordinary motor vehicle●●●Large special-purpose vehicle●●●●●Largetwo-wheeler●●●●Ordinarytwo-wheeler●●●Ordinarytwo-wheeler(51cc-125cc)●Small special-purpose vehicle●Motorizedbicycle126cc-400cc 51cc-125cc At the end of 2018 there were 82.31 million people, or 44.99 million men and 37.32 million women, holding valid driver’s licenses in Japan. The number of driver’s licenses held totalled 127.16 million (with one count allotted to each vehicle category covered, whenever a license covers multiple vehicle categories). By license category, Class 2 licenses were held by 2.01 million people, or 1.95 million men and 65,000 women, and Class 1 licenses by 125.15 million people, or 80.21 million men and 44.94 million women.Vehicle-Based SystemsDriver’s Licenses and the Driving Population46