Registration Number by Prefectures
From 1995 to 2009

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Hokkaido 11,497 13,245 11,050 8,207 8,195 8,003 7,641 7,924 8,812 8,320 7,935 6,769 7,188 5,358 4,004
Aomori 2,022 2,289 1,958 1,358 1,439 1,277 1,274 1,262 1,313 1,195 1,050 921 983 685 600
Iwate 2,365 2,545 2,040 1,564 1,411 1,297 1,242 1,271 1,358 1,223 1,085 1,028 1,077 793 591
Miyagi 6,367 7,117 6,346 4,880 4,537 4,259 4,088 3,758 3,769 3,712 3,440 3,490 3,427 2,682 2,048
Akita 2,026 2,262 2,020 1,369 1,249 1,213 1,190 1,151 1,258 1,330 1,191 1,049 1,137 801 590
Yamagata 2,306 2,468 2,178 1,449 1,597 1,501 1,528 1,625 1,651 1,499 1,427 1,440 1,513 1,161 909
Fukushima 4,595 5,110 4,037 2,993 3,108 3,063 2,834 2,771 2,870 2,681 2,456 2,379 2,660 2,035 1,612
Ibaraki 9,743 10,427 8,571 5,675 5,646 5,685 5,741 5,785 5,712 5,545 5,409 5,090 6,078 4,575 3,711
Tochigi 7,219 8,062 6,430 4,752 4,409 4,534 4,618 4,633 4,653 4,563 4,398 4,114 4,360 3,450 2,702
Gunma 7,490 8,422 6,971 5,140 5,014 5,163 5,014 4,924 4,659 4,855 4,537 4,457 4,686 3,493 2,743
Saitama 22,370 24,128 19,574 13,977 14,321 14,109 14,291 14,445 14,437 13,429 13,601 13,374 13,514 10,613 9,421
Chiba 19,816 21,670 18,768 13,751 13,794 13,773 13,731 14,345 13,876 13,293 12,855 12,230 12,687 10,024 9,035
Tokyo 55,830 60,249 53,530 43,347 44,532 44,163 44,536 45,541 45,393 45,529 47,178 47,208 45,616 38,979 31,719
Kanagawa 37,188 40,662 35,080 29,149 27,265 27,608 27,900 27,649 27,029 26,638 26,107 26,858 27,405 22,377 17,868
Yamanashi 3,239 3,609 2,915 2,077 2,159 2,061 1,973 2,047 1,984 1,957 1,913 1,766 1,869 1,479 1,244
Niigata 5,074 5,860 4,796 3,469 3,461 3,316 3,280 3,597 3,612 3,650 3,489 3,325 3,449 2,599 2,011
Toyama 3,089 3,636 3,001 2,155 2,082 2,063 2,036 1,944 1,925 1,929 1,674 1,725 1,689 1,375 1,060
Ishikawa 3,524 4,192 3,629 2,736 2,673 2,603 2,519 2,575 2,609 2,443 2,156 2,156 2,142 1,575 1,272
Nagano 6,307 7,221 5,957 3,842 3,855 4,081 4,178 4,070 4,149 4,059 3,630 3,508 4,145 2,955 2,286
Fukui 2,901 3,174 3,047 2,191 2,052 2,090 1,970 1,932 1,892 1,935 1,701 1,672 1,705 1,367 1,066
Gifu 7,432 8,216 6,974 5,018 4,654 4,595 4,572 4,618 4,449 4,354 4,361 4,165 4,127 3,670 3,063
Shizuoka 14,391 15,629 12,752 9,391 9,704 9,824 9,989 10,140 10,095 9,643 9,184 8,652 8,976 7,919 6,134
Aichi 32,348 35,165 30,990 23,066 23,431 23,298 22,890 22,887 22,850 22,559 22,895 22,783 23,349 21,396 16,595
Mie 6,312 6,708 5,252 3,732 3,983 3,795 3,932 4,293 4,296 4,199 4,153 4,070 3,939 3,309 2,582
Shiga 4,037 4,448 3,687 2,589 2,666 2,633 2,653 2,654 2,812 2,727 2,601 2,423 2,453 2,087 1,726
Kyoto 8,751 9,503 8,087 5,868 5,732 5,917 6,013 5,887 5,962 5,774 5,509 5,381 5,278 4,576 3,562
Osaka 26,458 29,412 24,331 18,176 18,617 18,159 17,813 17,245 17,289 17,092 17,105 17,657 17,832 15,581 12,292
Nara 4,185 4,524 3,863 2,960 3,242 2,860 2,891 2,976 2,830 2,785 2,721 2,660 2,717 2,313 1,999
Wakayama 2,399 2,671 2,179 1,667 1,708 1,518 1,623 1,543 1,569 1,358 1,277 1,278 1,280 1,158 1,081
Hyogo 16,594 18,980 16,498 12,436 13,166 13,210 13,174 12,889 13,608 13,492 13,598 12,937 12,540 10,839 8,956
Tottori 1,100 1,290 1,090 791 851 824 790 810 835 708 692 618 628 526 418
Shimane 1,011 1,193 927 672 769 741 725 665 733 670 594 524 579 480 343
Okayama 4,777 5,115 4,320 3,307 3,526 3,131 3,506 3,428 3,800 3,892 3,676 3,304 3,199 2,653 2,115
Hiroshima 6,748 7,335 6,649 5,190 5,186 5,179 5,243 5,278 5,380 5,312 5,331 5,029 5,061 3,896 3,167
Yamaguchi 3,022 3,141 3,020 2,248 2,425 2,361 2,355 2,471 2,443 2,338 2,305 2,080 2,129 1,636 1,442
Tokushima 1,762 1,989 1,742 1,398 1,423 1,515 1,521 1,609 1,547 1,510 1,432 1,393 1,264 962 881
Kagawa 2,471 2,714 2,227 1,661 1,705 1,707 1,638 1,818 1,891 2,175 1,791 1,791 1,796 1,440 1,226
Ehime 2,472 2,665 2,289 1,668 1,784 1,833 1,900 1,967 2,122 2,129 1,900 1,862 1,845 1,602 1,322
Kochi 1,265 1,441 1,133 930 905 903 963 948 896 907 862 807 864 597 531
Fukuoka 11,933 13,140 11,404 8,932 9,371 9,036 8,901 9,165 9,483 8,944 8,989 8,905 8,822 6,797 5,876
Saga 1,346 1,546 1,452 965 967 987 957 1,030 919 911 882 830 823 616 504
Nagasaki 2,317 2,809 2,334 1,783 1,813 1,741 1,706 1,703 1,779 1,513 1,493 1,330 1,201 974 826
Kumamoto 3,249 3,851 3,293 2,249 2,437 2,366 2,270 2,227 2,281 2,188 2,062 2,117 2,038 1,656 1,404
Oita 2,089 2,319 1,931 1,545 1,569 1,627 1,630 1,665 1,802 1,684 1,597 1,563 1,572 1,202 952
Miyazaki 1,872 1,955 1,579 1,227 1,299 1,343 1,308 1,361 1,416 1,241 1,213 1,160 1,074 883 685
Kagoshima 2,209 2,663 2,297 1,738 1,941 1,985 1,878 1,906 1,950 1,918 1,622 1,495 1,452 1,353 1,086
Okinawa 644 755 684 581 552 508 854 633 806 1,072 1,035 901 918 734 1,267
Total 388,162 427,525 364,882 275,869 278,225 275,452 275,279 277,065 278,804 272,880 268,112 262,274 265,086 219,231 178,527