People with a driving licence; driving licence type, age, region, 1 January

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Age driving license holder Region People with a driving licence (number)
Total Nederland 11,300,119
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,153,519
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2,436,486
West-Nederland (LD) 5,170,506
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,497,632
Unclassifiable (LD) 41,976
Groningen (PV) 378,929
Fryslân (PV) 433,554
Drenthe (PV) 341,036
Overijssel (PV) 776,834
Flevoland (PV) 258,549
Gelderland (PV) 1,401,103
Utrecht (PV) 876,463
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,772,245
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,261,563
Zeeland (PV) 260,235
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,742,254
Limburg (PV) 755,378
Unclassifiable (PV) 41,976
16 to 17 years Nederland 18,425
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,961
Oost-Nederland (LD) 4,556
West-Nederland (LD) 7,550
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 4,358
Unclassifiable (LD) 0
Groningen (PV) 513
Fryslân (PV) 761
Drenthe (PV) 687
Overijssel (PV) 1,348
Flevoland (PV) 471
Gelderland (PV) 2,737
Utrecht (PV) 1,490
Noord-Holland (PV) 2,318
Zuid-Holland (PV) 3,129
Zeeland (PV) 613
Noord-Brabant (PV) 3,040
Limburg (PV) 1,318
Unclassifiable (PV) 0
18 to 19 years Nederland 208,847
Noord-Nederland (LD) 22,388
Oost-Nederland (LD) 49,724
West-Nederland (LD) 88,065
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 48,665
Unclassifiable (LD) 5
Groningen (PV) 7,290
Fryslân (PV) 8,634
Drenthe (PV) 6,464
Overijssel (PV) 16,193
Flevoland (PV) 4,746
Gelderland (PV) 28,785
Utrecht (PV) 16,668
Noord-Holland (PV) 27,246
Zuid-Holland (PV) 38,983
Zeeland (PV) 5,168
Noord-Brabant (PV) 34,702
Limburg (PV) 13,963
Unclassifiable (PV) 5
20 to 24 years Nederland 763,585
Noord-Nederland (LD) 80,467
Oost-Nederland (LD) 169,188
West-Nederland (LD) 346,456
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 167,282
Unclassifiable (LD) 192
Groningen (PV) 33,807
Fryslân (PV) 27,915
Drenthe (PV) 18,745
Overijssel (PV) 54,710
Flevoland (PV) 16,742
Gelderland (PV) 97,736
Utrecht (PV) 62,912
Noord-Holland (PV) 110,506
Zuid-Holland (PV) 157,424
Zeeland (PV) 15,614
Noord-Brabant (PV) 120,481
Limburg (PV) 46,801
Unclassifiable (PV) 192
25 to 29 years Nederland 886,152
Noord-Nederland (LD) 81,010
Oost-Nederland (LD) 184,041
West-Nederland (LD) 436,608
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 183,135
Unclassifiable (LD) 1,358
Groningen (PV) 31,868
Fryslân (PV) 29,637
Drenthe (PV) 19,505
Overijssel (PV) 59,389
Flevoland (PV) 20,736
Gelderland (PV) 103,916
Utrecht (PV) 78,346
Noord-Holland (PV) 150,724
Zuid-Holland (PV) 190,541
Zeeland (PV) 16,997
Noord-Brabant (PV) 131,840
Limburg (PV) 51,295
Unclassifiable (PV) 1,358
30 to 39 years Nederland 1,796,426
Noord-Nederland (LD) 163,004
Oost-Nederland (LD) 371,697
West-Nederland (LD) 886,088
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 367,685
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains key data on the number of people with a Dutch driving licence, on 1 January of each year, broken down by the type of driving licence and by age and province of the licence holder.
The figures are based on the driving licence register of the Dutch Road Authority (RDW).

Data available from: 1-1-2014

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of 18 March 2025:
Data over 2025 have been added

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published yearly, in the first quarter.

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People with a driving licence
People who have a valid Dutch driving licence for a passenger car, bus, moped, motorcycle or truck, and possibly a trailer, on 1 January.
A licence for a trailer can only be obtained if the person has a driving licence for the vehicle pulling the trailer.