Seat belt use rates by country
This is a table of seat belt use rates in various countries worldwide.
Seat belt use rates metrics might be part of some safety process.
Country | All occupants | Driver | Front seat occupants | Rear seat occupants |
Australia | 95 | | | |
Austria | | | 77 | 56 |
Belgium | | | 66 | |
Canada | 91 | 92 | 91 | 85 |
Czech Republic | | 75 | | |
Denmark | | | 84 | 63 |
Estonia | | | 75 | 21 |
Finland | | | 89 | 80 |
France | | | 96 | 68 |
Germany | | 94 | | 90 |
Greece | | | 40 | 15 |
Hungary | | | 59 | 20 |
Ireland | 89 | 90 | 90 | 79 |
Italy | | | 64 | 10 |
Japan | 95 | 99 | 98 | 71 |
Luxembourg | | 88 | | 72 |
Malta | | 95 | | 43 |
Netherlands | | | 86 | 63 |
Norway | | 92 | 91 | |
Poland | | | 71 | 49 |
Portugal | | | 88 | 25 |
Spain | | | 86 | 42 |
Sweden | 97.5 | 98 | 97 | 89 |
Switzerland | | 88 | 89 | |
United Kingdom | | 93 | | 83 |
United States | 90.1 | 90.5 | 88.6 | |