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
Flevoland (PV) 280,949
Gelderland (PV) 1,469,299
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,839,476
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,358,949
Zeeland (PV) 267,939
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
Flevoland (PV) 427
Gelderland (PV) 2,081
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,881
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,545
Zeeland (PV) 488
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
Flevoland (PV) 4,606
Gelderland (PV) 25,405
Noord-Holland (PV) 25,130
Zuid-Holland (PV) 35,783
Zeeland (PV) 4,175
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
Flevoland (PV) 18,640
Gelderland (PV) 103,365
Noord-Holland (PV) 114,471
Zuid-Holland (PV) 163,888
Zeeland (PV) 15,540
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
Flevoland (PV) 20,203
Gelderland (PV) 106,743
Noord-Holland (PV) 146,152
Zuid-Holland (PV) 186,477
Zeeland (PV) 17,093
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
Flevoland (PV) 53,528
Gelderland (PV) 223,185
Noord-Holland (PV) 331,166
Zuid-Holland (PV) 415,911
Zeeland (PV) 37,732
40 to 49 years Nederland 1,833,799
Noord-Nederland (LD) 170,808
Oost-Nederland (LD) 389,739
West-Nederland (LD) 880,057
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 380,013
Flevoland (PV) 48,698
Gelderland (PV) 217,350
Noord-Holland (PV) 302,402
Zuid-Holland (PV) 388,171
Zeeland (PV) 38,440
50 to 59 years Nederland 2,196,378
Noord-Nederland (LD) 224,917
Oost-Nederland (LD) 482,163
West-Nederland (LD) 994,408
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 481,104
Flevoland (PV) 52,954
Gelderland (PV) 277,477
Noord-Holland (PV) 341,482
Zuid-Holland (PV) 433,268
Zeeland (PV) 51,242
60 to 64 years Nederland 1,090,547
Noord-Nederland (LD) 114,554
Oost-Nederland (LD) 240,569
West-Nederland (LD) 476,500
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 253,122
Flevoland (PV) 25,954
Gelderland (PV) 140,586
Noord-Holland (PV) 164,308
Zuid-Holland (PV) 208,394
Zeeland (PV) 26,174
65 to 69 years Nederland 938,854
Noord-Nederland (LD) 103,970
Oost-Nederland (LD) 208,760
West-Nederland (LD) 401,496
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 220,778
Flevoland (PV) 21,356
Gelderland (PV) 122,359
Noord-Holland (PV) 135,816
Zuid-Holland (PV) 176,239
Zeeland (PV) 23,889
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.