Year

Population

Vehicles Registered

Vehicle Involved

Road Length

Road Accidents

Road Casualties

Road Deaths

Vehicle Ownership (Person per vehicle)

1995

20,096,700

6,802,375

275,430

62,221

162,491

52,152

5,712

3.0

1996

21,169,000

7,686,684

325,915

64,511

189,109

53,475

6,304

2.8

1997

21,665,600

8,550,469

373,526

66,108

215,632

56,574

6,302

2.5

1998

22,179,500

9,141,357

366,932

66,741

211,037

55,704

5,740

2.4

1999

22,711,900

9,929,951

390,674

67,069

223,166

52,937

5,794

2.3

2000

23,263,600

10,598,804

441,386

68,770

250,429

50,200

6,035

2.2

2001

23,795,300

11,302,545

483,351

74,217

265,175

50,473

5,849

2.1

2002

24,526,500

12,068,144

507,995

74,641

279,711

49,552

5,891

2.0

2003

25,048,300

12,819,248

555,634

79,667

298,653

52,741

6,286

2.0

2004

25,580,000

13,828,889

596,533

71,814

326,815

54,091

6,228

1.8

2005

26,130,000

15,026,660

581,136

71,814

328,264

47,012

6,200

1.7

2006

26,640,000

15,790,732

635,024

72,781

341,252

35,425

6,287

1.7

2007

27,170,000

16,813,943

668,173

73,032

363,319

33,999

6,282

1.6

2008

27,730,000

17,971,901

671,078

73,419

373,071

32,274

6,527

1.5

2009

28,310,000

19,016,782

705,623

100,002

397,330

31,417

6,745

1.5

2010

28,910,000

20,188,565

760,433

111,378

414,421

28,269

6,872

1.4