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 1,584,433
Noord-Nederland (LD) 179,783
Oost-Nederland (LD) 365,847
West-Nederland (LD) 671,393
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 359,120
Unclassifiable (LD) 8,290
Groningen (PV) 53,402
Fryslân (PV) 65,172
Drenthe (PV) 61,209
Overijssel (PV) 116,093
Flevoland (PV) 40,224
Gelderland (PV) 209,530
Utrecht (PV) 111,298
Noord-Holland (PV) 242,684
Zuid-Holland (PV) 274,328
Zeeland (PV) 43,083
Noord-Brabant (PV) 253,211
Limburg (PV) 105,909
Unclassifiable (PV) 8,290
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 1,518
Noord-Nederland (LD) 89
Oost-Nederland (LD) 280
West-Nederland (LD) 894
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 255
Unclassifiable (LD) 0
Groningen (PV) 16
Fryslân (PV) 42
Drenthe (PV) 31
Overijssel (PV) 87
Flevoland (PV) 14
Gelderland (PV) 179
Utrecht (PV) 124
Noord-Holland (PV) 406
Zuid-Holland (PV) 316
Zeeland (PV) 48
Noord-Brabant (PV) 174
Limburg (PV) 81
Unclassifiable (PV) 0
20 to 24 years Nederland 33,053
Noord-Nederland (LD) 3,087
Oost-Nederland (LD) 7,066
West-Nederland (LD) 16,835
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 6,043
Unclassifiable (LD) 22
Groningen (PV) 1,018
Fryslân (PV) 1,105
Drenthe (PV) 964
Overijssel (PV) 2,186
Flevoland (PV) 913
Gelderland (PV) 3,967
Utrecht (PV) 2,627
Noord-Holland (PV) 6,158
Zuid-Holland (PV) 7,189
Zeeland (PV) 861
Noord-Brabant (PV) 4,257
Limburg (PV) 1,786
Unclassifiable (PV) 22
25 to 29 years Nederland 74,750
Noord-Nederland (LD) 7,411
Oost-Nederland (LD) 16,237
West-Nederland (LD) 36,157
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 14,767
Unclassifiable (LD) 178
Groningen (PV) 2,562
Fryslân (PV) 2,661
Drenthe (PV) 2,188
Overijssel (PV) 5,287
Flevoland (PV) 1,977
Gelderland (PV) 8,973
Utrecht (PV) 5,914
Noord-Holland (PV) 12,657
Zuid-Holland (PV) 15,750
Zeeland (PV) 1,836
Noord-Brabant (PV) 10,744
Limburg (PV) 4,023
Unclassifiable (PV) 178
30 to 39 years Nederland 227,496
Noord-Nederland (LD) 22,020
Oost-Nederland (LD) 48,864
West-Nederland (LD) 108,597
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 46,719
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 February 13, 2026:
Data over 2026 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.