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 11,908,325
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,204,311
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2,589,009
West-Nederland (LD) 5,447,645
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,607,158
Unclassifiable (LD) 60,202
Groningen (PV) 393,167
Fryslân (PV) 453,304
Drenthe (PV) 357,840
Overijssel (PV) 818,732
Flevoland (PV) 285,877
Gelderland (PV) 1,484,400
Utrecht (PV) 928,952
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,861,383
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,387,393
Zeeland (PV) 269,917
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,833,664
Limburg (PV) 773,494
Unclassifiable (PV) 60,202
16 to 17 years Nederland 17,753
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,828
Oost-Nederland (LD) 4,241
West-Nederland (LD) 7,671
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 4,013
Unclassifiable (LD) 0
Groningen (PV) 470
Fryslân (PV) 679
Drenthe (PV) 679
Overijssel (PV) 1,399
Flevoland (PV) 447
Gelderland (PV) 2,395
Utrecht (PV) 1,428
Noord-Holland (PV) 2,393
Zuid-Holland (PV) 3,361
Zeeland (PV) 489
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2,841
Limburg (PV) 1,172
Unclassifiable (PV) 0
18 to 19 years Nederland 195,944
Noord-Nederland (LD) 21,282
Oost-Nederland (LD) 46,255
West-Nederland (LD) 85,125
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 43,265
Unclassifiable (LD) 17
Groningen (PV) 7,158
Fryslân (PV) 8,070
Drenthe (PV) 6,054
Overijssel (PV) 15,023
Flevoland (PV) 4,974
Gelderland (PV) 26,258
Utrecht (PV) 15,959
Noord-Holland (PV) 26,396
Zuid-Holland (PV) 38,505
Zeeland (PV) 4,265
Noord-Brabant (PV) 31,331
Limburg (PV) 11,934
Unclassifiable (PV) 17
20 to 24 years Nederland 796,225
Noord-Nederland (LD) 85,310
Oost-Nederland (LD) 181,177
West-Nederland (LD) 362,246
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 166,849
Unclassifiable (LD) 643
Groningen (PV) 34,403
Fryslân (PV) 29,855
Drenthe (PV) 21,052
Overijssel (PV) 58,497
Flevoland (PV) 19,215
Gelderland (PV) 103,465
Utrecht (PV) 65,535
Noord-Holland (PV) 116,238
Zuid-Holland (PV) 164,959
Zeeland (PV) 15,514
Noord-Brabant (PV) 120,424
Limburg (PV) 46,425
Unclassifiable (PV) 643
25 to 29 years Nederland 907,554
Noord-Nederland (LD) 86,644
Oost-Nederland (LD) 193,338
West-Nederland (LD) 435,325
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 189,194
Unclassifiable (LD) 3,053
Groningen (PV) 33,378
Fryslân (PV) 31,269
Drenthe (PV) 21,997
Overijssel (PV) 63,543
Flevoland (PV) 20,554
Gelderland (PV) 109,241
Utrecht (PV) 77,921
Noord-Holland (PV) 150,043
Zuid-Holland (PV) 189,797
Zeeland (PV) 17,564
Noord-Brabant (PV) 138,438
Limburg (PV) 50,756
Unclassifiable (PV) 3,053
30 to 39 years Nederland 1,961,727
Noord-Nederland (LD) 171,959
Oost-Nederland (LD) 408,522
West-Nederland (LD) 960,871
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 406,376
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.