Seat belt use rates by country

This is a table of seat belt use rates (percent) in various countries worldwide.

Seat belt use rates in 2017 metrics might be part of some safety process.[1]

Countries, territories and areas | All occupants | Front seat | Rear seat | Drivers only

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Albania | 87  | 85  | 80  | 95
Angola | 65  | 40  | 10  | 60
Argentina | 43.6  | 40.8  | 23.1  | 50.2
Armenia |  | 70  |  | 70
Australia |  | 97  | 96  |
Austria |  | 95  | 93  | 95
Azerbaijan | 30  | 40  | 20  | 80
Belgium | 91.7  | 92.2  | 85.5  | 91.5
Bolivia | 9.7  | 3.5  | 0.5  | 20.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina |  | 51  | 11  | 48
Brazil |  | 79.4  | 50.2  |
Bulgaria | 80  |  |  |
Canada | 95.3  | 95.2  | 89.2  | 95.7
Chile | 49.6  | 59  | 14  | 76
China |  |  |  | 36.7
Colombia | 47.1  | 64.2  | 2.2  | 75
Congo, Republic of |  | 4  | 4  | 22
Costa Rica | 76.7  | 75.1  | 35.6  | 77.8
Croatia | 58  | 61.9  | 13.9  | 61.1
Cuba |  | 30  |  | 35
Czech Republic |  | 98  | 72  | 95
Denmark |  | 96  | 91  | 88/89/96
Dominican Republic | 34  | 18  | 5  | 45
Ecuador | 36  | 26  | 2  | 80
Eritrea |  | 80  |  | 80
Estonia | 95  | 97.3  | 81.8  | 97.8
Ethiopia | < 1  |  |  |
Fiji | 72  | 75  | 5  | 90
Finland | 94  | 95  | 85  | 96
France |  | 98  | 88  |
Georgia |  | 60  |  | 70
Germany | 98  | 98  | 99  | 98
Ghana | 35  | 18.4  | 3.5  | 55.6
Greece | 72  | 74  | 23  | 77
Guyana | 42  | 95  |  | 95
Hungary | 81  | 82.8  | 38.5  | 81.7
Iceland | 90  | 93  | 86  | 90
India |  | 3.5 - 11  |  | 14 - 40
Indonesia | 69  |  |  |
Iran | 68.5  | 93  | 15  | 95
Ireland | 91  | 94  | 74  | 92
Israel | 87.9  | 88.7  | 69.7  | 91.2
Italy |  | 61.9  | 15.4  |
Jamaica |  | 54  | 4  | 51
Japan | 94.9/89.5  | 98/94.9  | 71.8/36  | 99.5/98.5
Latvia |  | 84.7  | 53  | 81
Lithuania | 94  | 97  | 30  |
Luxembourg | 92  | 90  | 76  | 93
Malawi |  | 21  |  | 25.8
Malaysia | 48.4  | 73.8  | 9.6  | 82.9
Mali |  |  |  | 20
Mauritius |  | 97.4  | 0.2  | 93.8
Mexico | 58.9  | 49  | 5.6  | 81.4
Montenegro | 35  | 40  | 5  | 60
Morocco | 64  | 63.2  | 22.3  | 66.7
Myanmar |  |  |  | 7.4
Netherlands | 95.8  | 96.6  | 82  | 96.9
New Zealand |  | 97  | 92  | 97
North Macedonia | 14.6  | 19.8  | 3.1  | 21
Norway | 94.7 - 96  | 95.2 - 95.7  |  | 95.9 - 97.7
Oman |  |  |  | 98
Peru | 32.3  | 15.8  | 0.4  | 58.2
Philippines |  |  |  | 79.7
Poland | 94  | 96  | 76  | 95
Portugal | 94.9  | 95.7  | 77.2  | 96.4
South Korea | 84  | 83  | 30  | 94
Moldova |  | 61.8  | 17.5  | 65.5
Russia |  | 66 - 83  | 20 - 50  | 76 - 86
Samoa | 100  | 100  | 100  | 100
Serbia | 66.2  | 75.1  | 10.1  | 77
Slovenia | 82.2  | 91.8  | 68.6  | 90.4
South Africa |  | 31  |  | 33
Spain | 88.3  | 90.5  | 80.6  | 90.3
Sri Lanka |  | 75  | 75  | 75
Suriname |  | 75  | 8  | 75
Sweden | 97  | 96  | 90  | 98
Switzerland |  | 94  | 86  | 94
Syria |  | 90  |  | 90
Turkey |  | 40.6  |  | 50.1
Thailand |  | 40  |  | 58
United Kingdom | 97.5 - 98  | 94.6 - 98  | 90.3 - 94  | 95.3 - 98
United States | 90.1  | 90.1  | 74.8  | 90.5
Uruguay | 62.8  | 62.8  | 33  | 69.1
Vanuatu | 20  | 20  | 10  | 41
Seat belt use rates by country (driver) in 2013  |

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Source WHO [2]

## See also

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* Seat belt legislation
* Seat belt use rates in the United States

## References

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1. ^ "Seat-belt wearing rate - Data by country". WHO. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
2. ^ "GHO | by category | Seat-belt wearing rate - Data by country".