The number of registered cars in South Korea topped 25 million.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported on Wednesday that the number of all registered cars reached 25-point-07 million in the first quarter, up zero-point-six percent from the fourth quarter of last year. The figure translates to one vehicle for every two people.

The number of newly-registered cars for the January-to-March period slipped three-point-three percent from the previous quarter to stand at roughly 392-thousand due to a shortage in semiconductor supplies.

The number of eco-friendly cars grew seven-point-seven percent from the fourth quarter to reach around one-point-25 million, accounting for five percent of all registered vehicles.

In particular, the ministry cited that the number of registered electric cars jumped nearly 12 percent to stand at 258-thousand in the first quarter, with most of those vehicles registered in Gyeonggi Province followed by Seoul and Jeju.