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 1,564,091
Noord-Nederland (LD) 177,595
Oost-Nederland (LD) 361,007
West-Nederland (LD) 662,711
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 355,200
Unclassifiable (LD) 7,578
Groningen (PV) 52,841
Fryslân (PV) 64,359
Drenthe (PV) 60,395
Overijssel (PV) 114,684
Flevoland (PV) 39,171
Gelderland (PV) 207,152
Utrecht (PV) 110,161
Noord-Holland (PV) 239,871
Zuid-Holland (PV) 270,205
Zeeland (PV) 42,474
Noord-Brabant (PV) 250,317
Limburg (PV) 104,883
Unclassifiable (PV) 7,578
16 to 17 years Nederland
Noord-Nederland (LD)
Oost-Nederland (LD)
West-Nederland (LD)
Zuid-Nederland (LD)
Unclassifiable (LD)
Groningen (PV)
Fryslân (PV)
Drenthe (PV)
Overijssel (PV)
Flevoland (PV)
Gelderland (PV)
Utrecht (PV)
Noord-Holland (PV)
Zuid-Holland (PV)
Zeeland (PV)
Noord-Brabant (PV)
Limburg (PV)
Unclassifiable (PV)
18 to 19 years Nederland 1,327
Noord-Nederland (LD) 86
Oost-Nederland (LD) 248
West-Nederland (LD) 772
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 221
Unclassifiable (LD) 0
Groningen (PV) 25
Fryslân (PV) 36
Drenthe (PV) 25
Overijssel (PV) 75
Flevoland (PV) 21
Gelderland (PV) 152
Utrecht (PV) 97
Noord-Holland (PV) 383
Zuid-Holland (PV) 261
Zeeland (PV) 31
Noord-Brabant (PV) 160
Limburg (PV) 61
Unclassifiable (PV) 0
20 to 24 years Nederland 30,396
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2,821
Oost-Nederland (LD) 6,501
West-Nederland (LD) 15,488
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 5,566
Unclassifiable (LD) 20
Groningen (PV) 950
Fryslân (PV) 1,014
Drenthe (PV) 857
Overijssel (PV) 2,061
Flevoland (PV) 777
Gelderland (PV) 3,663
Utrecht (PV) 2,511
Noord-Holland (PV) 5,559
Zuid-Holland (PV) 6,630
Zeeland (PV) 788
Noord-Brabant (PV) 3,904
Limburg (PV) 1,662
Unclassifiable (PV) 20
25 to 29 years Nederland 71,577
Noord-Nederland (LD) 7,101
Oost-Nederland (LD) 15,430
West-Nederland (LD) 34,668
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 14,243
Unclassifiable (LD) 135
Groningen (PV) 2,517
Fryslân (PV) 2,530
Drenthe (PV) 2,054
Overijssel (PV) 4,951
Flevoland (PV) 1,904
Gelderland (PV) 8,575
Utrecht (PV) 5,697
Noord-Holland (PV) 12,158
Zuid-Holland (PV) 15,061
Zeeland (PV) 1,752
Noord-Brabant (PV) 10,432
Limburg (PV) 3,811
Unclassifiable (PV) 135
30 to 39 years Nederland 223,606
Noord-Nederland (LD) 21,604
Oost-Nederland (LD) 47,962
West-Nederland (LD) 106,870
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 46,083
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.