Mobility; per person, modes of travel, purposes of travel and regions

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Travel modes Margins Region characteristics Average per person per day Trips (number) Average per person per day Distance travelled (passenger kilometres ) Average per person per year Trips (number) Average per person per year Distance travelled (passenger kilometres )
Total Value The Netherlands 2.71 32.35 990 11,841
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2.72 35.08 993 12,803
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2.82 32.97 1,030 12,032
West-Nederland (LD) 2.46 25.82 897 9,425
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2.44 24.29 895 8,889
Groningen (PV) 2.63 39.76 961 14,514
Fryslân (PV) 2.70 42.60 986 15,548
Drenthe (PV) 2.66 39.47 971 14,407
Overijssel (PV) 2.75 40.07 1,006 14,665
Flevoland (PV) 2.89 34.21 1,054 12,487
Gelderland (PV) 2.50 35.97 911 13,128
Utrecht (PV) 2.60 29.75 947 10,859
Noord-Holland (PV) 2.43 26.57 888 9,726
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2.63 33.39 962 12,186
Zeeland (PV) 2.71 32.95 989 12,028
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2.56 28.49 936 10,397
Limburg (PV) 2.86 34.78 1,047 12,729
Extremely urbanised 2.80 33.81 1,023 12,342
Strongly urbanised 2.69 28.73 980 10,487
Moderately urbanised 2.33 23.02 852 8,402
Hardly urbanised 2.37 24.69 869 9,035
Not urbanised 2.80 37.09 1,022 13,539
Lower bound 95% confidence interval The Netherlands 2.84 39.49 1,036 14,415
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2.78 36.02 1,015 13,148
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2.72 39.90 995 14,604
West-Nederland (LD) 2.70 31.50 985 11,497
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2.62 33.24 955 12,131
Groningen (PV) 2.53 28.57 924 10,428
Fryslân (PV) 2.24 22.88 821 8,374
Drenthe (PV) 2.69 32.87 983 11,997
Overijssel (PV) 2.70 34.33 984 12,532
Flevoland (PV) . . . .
Gelderland (PV) . . . .
Utrecht (PV) 2.58 34.06 943 12,432
Noord-Holland (PV) 2.77 29.96 1,012 10,936
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2.23 29.75 813 10,859
Zeeland (PV) 2.42 26.01 884 9,519
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2.73 37.97 997 13,860
Limburg (PV) 2.71 34.13 988 12,458
Extremely urbanised . . . .
Strongly urbanised . . . .
Moderately urbanised 2.52 29.68 921 10,832
Hardly urbanised 2.70 29.48 984 10,760
Not urbanised 2.43 23.54 887 8,593
Upper bound 95% confidence interval The Netherlands 2.10 20.07 770 7,344
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2.70 35.02 986 12,782
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2.79 34.66 1,018 12,650
West-Nederland (LD) . . . .
Zuid-Nederland (LD) . . . .
Groningen (PV) 2.62 35.10 958 12,810
Fryslân (PV) 2.72 30.68 992 11,198
Drenthe (PV) 2.56 33.23 934 12,128
Overijssel (PV) 2.47 28.24 905 10,335
Flevoland (PV) 2.71 35.40 988 12,921
Gelderland (PV) 2.83 36.05 1,035 13,157
Utrecht (PV) . . . .
Noord-Holland (PV) . . . .
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2.84 39.53 1,038 14,428
Zeeland (PV) 2.82 39.04 1,030 14,249
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2.70 29.94 984 10,930
Limburg (PV) 2.35 33.06 862 12,099
Extremely urbanised 2.85 39.77 1,039 14,515
Strongly urbanised 2.97 39.80 1,083 14,527
Moderately urbanised . . . .
Hardly urbanised . . . .
Not urbanised 2.63 29.88 959 10,905
Passenger car (driver) Value The Netherlands 2.92 34.61 1,065 12,633
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2.62 27.54 958 10,050
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2.46 25.67 900 9,395
West-Nederland (LD) 2.63 32.45 962 11,843
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2.84 37.05 1,036 13,523
Groningen (PV) . . . .
Fryslân (PV) . . . .
Drenthe (PV) 2.84 35.82 1,035 13,073
Overijssel (PV) 2.73 35.55 997 12,977
Flevoland (PV) 0.82 14.05 300 5,129
Gelderland (PV) 0.88 15.36 323 5,624
Utrecht (PV) 1.02 20.03 371 7,310
Noord-Holland (PV) 0.86 16.67 313 6,083
Zuid-Holland (PV) 0.77 14.06 281 5,132
Zeeland (PV) 1.09 17.31 398 6,334
Noord-Brabant (PV) 0.83 14.16 302 5,170
Limburg (PV) 1.00 19.89 366 7,261
Extremely urbanised 0.96 16.05 351 5,859
Strongly urbanised 0.87 14.10 319 5,160
Moderately urbanised 0.97 20.79 353 7,587
Hardly urbanised 1.04 20.26 380 7,395
Not urbanised 1.04 19.29 380 7,042
Lower bound 95% confidence interval The Netherlands 0.80 16.93 293 6,197
Noord-Nederland (LD) 0.72 13.27 262 4,844
Oost-Nederland (LD) 0.76 12.79 277 4,667
West-Nederland (LD) 0.93 18.15 341 6,624
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 0.94 13.54 343 4,954
Groningen (PV) 1.15 16.05 420 5,859
Fryslân (PV) 0.66 13.47 240 4,918
Drenthe (PV) 0.57 11.02 207 4,021
Overijssel (PV) 0.91 16.61 335 6,079
Flevoland (PV) 1.05 17.84 384 6,511
Gelderland (PV) 1.06 18.26 385 6,666
Utrecht (PV) 1.00 19.38 365 7,074
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains information regarding the mobility of the residents of the Netherlands aged 6 or older in private households, so excluding residents of institutions and homes. The table contains per person per day /year an overview of the average number of trips, the average distance travelled and the average time travelled. These are regular trips on Dutch territory, including domestic holiday mobility. The distance travelled is based on stage information. Excluded in this table is mobility based on series of calls trips. The mobility behaviour is broken down by modes of travel, purposes of travel, population and region characteristics. The data used are retrieved from The Dutch National travel survey named Onderweg in Nederland (ODiN).

A methodological break has been identified in the 2024 ODiN file.
When analyzing the first results of the Onderweg in Nederland 2024 survey, a break was observed compared to previous years. Research has shown that, due to shortened invitation and reminder letters, respondents may have received a different impression of what was asked of them regarding their trips, compared with previous years. As a result, ODiN 2024 collected partially different data than ODiN 2023. Using the mobility trend from the mobility survey, the methodological break has been corrected as much as possible. More information can be found in the Research Description of the corrected ODiN 2024. To inform StatLine users that the results of ODiN 2024 were generated differently from previous years, these results are marked with an asterisk. For the corrected results of ODiN 2024, no confidence intervals are available, and therefore no lower or upper bounds are provided.
Due to a revision of the ODiN files, the figures by motive for 2018 have been changed as of February 10, 2022, but the total number of motives in 2018 has remained the same. In 2019, the revision sometimes resulted in minor changes in travel time.

Data available from: 2018

Status of the figures:
The figures from 2018 through 2023 are final. The figures from 2024 onward are provisional.

Changes as of April 3, 2026:
The publication strategy for this table has been changed. Starting from reporting year 2024, the figures are initially published as provisional. The figures and the structure of the table have not changed. The figures for 2024 have been added. From the 2024 reporting year onward, confidence intervals are not available.

When will new figures be published?
The figures for 2025 are expected to be published in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Description topics

Average per person per day
This is the average over all persons of living in the Netherlands in private households, so excluding residents of institutions and homes. The average also includes people who indicated that they had not travelled on the survey day.
Trips
The average number of trips per person per year. A trip, is a one-way course of travel with a single main purpose regardless of whether one or more means of transport are used. Switching to another mode of transport does not count as a new trip. In tables showing trips in combination with mode of transport, the main mode of transport is used. For trips made with multiple modes of transport, the vehicle with which the longest distance has been travelled is the main mode of transport. For example, when travelling from home to work with successively the bicycle (3 km) to the station, the train (50 km) and on foot (1 km) to the office, the entire trip is counted as one train trip of 54 km.
Distance travelled
The average number of passenger kilometres travelled by a person in a year. The distance travelled per mode of travel is counted on basis of mode of transport of a stage so that pre-transport and post-transport are measured separately. For example, when travelling from home to work with successively the bicycle to the station, the train and on foot to the office, the passenger kilometers for the three modes of transport are counted separately.
Average per person per year
This is the average over all persons of living in the Netherlands in private households, so excluding residents of institutions and homes. The average also includes people who indicated that they had not travelled on the survey day.
Trips
The average number of trips per person per year. A trip, is a one-way course of travel with a single main purpose regardless of whether one or more means of transport are used. Switching to another mode of transport does not count as a new trip. In tables showing trips in combination with mode of transport, the main mode of transport is used. For trips made with multiple modes of transport, the vehicle with which the longest distance has been travelled is the main mode of transport. For example, when travelling from home to work with successively the bicycle (3 km) to the station, the train (50 km) and on foot (1 km) to the office, the entire trip is counted as one train trip of 54 km.
Distance travelled
The average number of passenger kilometres travelled by a person in a year. The distance travelled per mode of travel is counted on basis of mode of transport of a stage so that pre-transport and post-transport are measured separately. For example, when travelling from home to work with successively the bicycle to the station, the train and on foot to the office, the passenger kilometers for the three modes of transport are counted separately.