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 11,781,498
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,194,088
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2,560,284
West-Nederland (LD) 5,385,905
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,585,887
Unclassifiable (LD) 55,334
Groningen (PV) 390,303
Fryslân (PV) 449,242
Drenthe (PV) 354,543
Overijssel (PV) 810,036
Flevoland (PV) 280,949
Gelderland (PV) 1,469,299
Utrecht (PV) 919,541
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,839,476
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,358,949
Zeeland (PV) 267,939
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,816,428
Limburg (PV) 769,459
Unclassifiable (PV) 55,334
16 to 17 years Nederland 14,897
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,503
Oost-Nederland (LD) 3,769
West-Nederland (LD) 6,203
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 3,422
Unclassifiable (LD) 0
Groningen (PV) 346
Fryslân (PV) 595
Drenthe (PV) 562
Overijssel (PV) 1,261
Flevoland (PV) 427
Gelderland (PV) 2,081
Utrecht (PV) 1,289
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,881
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,545
Zeeland (PV) 488
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2,378
Limburg (PV) 1,044
Unclassifiable (PV) 0
18 to 19 years Nederland 186,249
Noord-Nederland (LD) 20,258
Oost-Nederland (LD) 44,462
West-Nederland (LD) 80,032
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 41,473
Unclassifiable (LD) 24
Groningen (PV) 7,003
Fryslân (PV) 7,469
Drenthe (PV) 5,786
Overijssel (PV) 14,451
Flevoland (PV) 4,606
Gelderland (PV) 25,405
Utrecht (PV) 14,944
Noord-Holland (PV) 25,130
Zuid-Holland (PV) 35,783
Zeeland (PV) 4,175
Noord-Brabant (PV) 29,908
Limburg (PV) 11,565
Unclassifiable (PV) 24
20 to 24 years Nederland 794,129
Noord-Nederland (LD) 84,942
Oost-Nederland (LD) 180,495
West-Nederland (LD) 359,751
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 168,372
Unclassifiable (LD) 569
Groningen (PV) 34,536
Fryslân (PV) 29,590
Drenthe (PV) 20,816
Overijssel (PV) 58,490
Flevoland (PV) 18,640
Gelderland (PV) 103,365
Utrecht (PV) 65,852
Noord-Holland (PV) 114,471
Zuid-Holland (PV) 163,888
Zeeland (PV) 15,540
Noord-Brabant (PV) 121,279
Limburg (PV) 47,093
Unclassifiable (PV) 569
25 to 29 years Nederland 887,907
Noord-Nederland (LD) 84,647
Oost-Nederland (LD) 188,432
West-Nederland (LD) 426,556
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 185,594
Unclassifiable (LD) 2,678
Groningen (PV) 32,900
Fryslân (PV) 30,546
Drenthe (PV) 21,201
Overijssel (PV) 61,486
Flevoland (PV) 20,203
Gelderland (PV) 106,743
Utrecht (PV) 76,834
Noord-Holland (PV) 146,152
Zuid-Holland (PV) 186,477
Zeeland (PV) 17,093
Noord-Brabant (PV) 135,767
Limburg (PV) 49,827
Unclassifiable (PV) 2,678
30 to 39 years Nederland 1,939,259
Noord-Nederland (LD) 170,052
Oost-Nederland (LD) 403,214
West-Nederland (LD) 952,250
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 401,447
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.