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

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Region characteristics Periods 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 )
The Netherlands 2018 0.29 6.63 107 2,421
2019 0.27 5.85 100 2,134
2020 0.24 4.07 87 1,489
2021 0.26 4.66 94 1,701
2022 0.26 5.02 96 1,833
2023 0.27 5.19 98 1,894
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2018 0.30 7.74 109 2,825
2019 0.26 6.98 95 2,549
2020 0.24 4.18 87 1,529
2021 0.27 5.93 98 2,163
2022 0.27 5.92 99 2,161
2023 0.27 5.85 98 2,135
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2018 0.30 6.97 111 2,544
2019 0.29 5.94 105 2,168
2020 0.26 4.55 96 1,666
2021 0.28 4.86 103 1,774
2022 0.28 5.49 101 2,005
2023 0.28 5.21 104 1,903
West-Nederland (LD) 2018 0.27 6.54 100 2,387
2019 0.26 5.63 93 2,053
2020 0.21 3.86 77 1,413
2021 0.24 4.58 86 1,671
2022 0.24 4.73 88 1,728
2023 0.24 4.95 89 1,806
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2018 0.32 5.99 118 2,187
2019 0.30 5.72 111 2,087
2020 0.28 4.00 102 1,465
2021 0.28 4.06 103 1,481
2022 0.29 4.78 107 1,744
2023 0.30 5.40 111 1,971
Groningen (PV) 2018 0.28 7.14 102 2,604
2019 0.25 7.70 91 2,810
2020 0.21 3.26 76 1,194
2021 0.27 6.56 98 2,395
2022 0.27 5.64 98 2,060
2023 0.27 6.16 98 2,247
Fryslân (PV) 2018 0.30 8.91 110 3,251
2019 0.25 6.93 92 2,530
2020 0.26 4.60 94 1,685
2021 0.25 5.82 92 2,126
2022 0.28 5.84 103 2,131
2023 0.26 5.38 96 1,963
Drenthe (PV) 2018 0.32 6.93 115 2,529
2019 0.29 6.20 105 2,262
2020 0.24 4.70 89 1,722
2021 0.29 5.31 105 1,937
2022 0.26 6.36 95 2,320
2023 0.28 6.11 100 2,228
Overijssel (PV) 2018 0.32 7.35 115 2,684
2019 0.32 6.10 116 2,228
2020 0.26 4.26 96 1,561
2021 0.31 4.38 112 1,598
2022 0.31 4.97 112 1,815
2023 0.29 4.62 107 1,685
Flevoland (PV) 2018 0.25 6.31 91 2,303
2019 0.25 6.01 91 2,195
2020 0.20 3.99 72 1,459
2021 0.24 5.37 88 1,959
2022 0.19 5.06 71 1,847
2023 0.22 4.46 81 1,627
Gelderland (PV) 2018 0.31 6.89 113 2,515
2019 0.28 5.83 101 2,129
2020 0.28 4.82 101 1,766
2021 0.28 5.03 101 1,835
2022 0.28 5.87 102 2,143
2023 0.29 5.70 107 2,081
Utrecht (PV) 2018 0.30 7.52 111 2,746
2019 0.28 7.29 102 2,659
2020 0.25 4.85 90 1,774
2021 0.25 5.25 93 1,917
2022 0.25 5.23 91 1,910
2023 0.27 5.83 98 2,129
Noord-Holland (PV) 2018 0.27 7.06 99 2,579
2019 0.24 5.34 88 1,948
2020 0.20 3.58 74 1,309
2021 0.23 4.60 85 1,678
2022 0.23 4.92 86 1,794
2023 0.24 4.48 87 1,637
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2018 0.27 5.96 97 2,176
2019 0.26 5.21 96 1,901
2020 0.20 3.73 75 1,364
2021 0.23 4.34 85 1,582
2022 0.24 4.36 89 1,590
2023 0.24 5.03 89 1,837
Zeeland (PV) 2018 0.27 4.86 99 1,773
2019 0.22 5.99 82 2,185
2020 0.18 3.84 66 1,404
2021 0.24 4.41 87 1,611
2022 0.26 5.28 94 1,926
2023 0.23 4.50 85 1,643
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2018 0.34 6.57 123 2,399
2019 0.30 6.09 110 2,224
2020 0.29 4.08 105 1,495
2021 0.29 4.20 106 1,531
2022 0.30 4.80 110 1,754
2023 0.31 5.69 115 2,076
Limburg (PV) 2018 0.30 4.67 108 1,706
2019 0.31 4.86 112 1,774
2020 0.26 3.82 95 1,397
2021 0.26 3.74 96 1,366
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.
During the analysis of the data from the "Onderweg in Nederland 2024" (ODiN) survey a methodological break was identified. Several changes were made to the survey in 2024, which likely had an unexpected effect on the 2024 ODiN figures. This means that the 2024 results are not readily comparable with those from previous years. For this reason, the 2024 figures are not being updated in the StatLine tables. More information about the methodological break is available in the ODiN 2024 Plausibility Report (see Chapter 4: "Onderwegen in Nederland" (ODiN) 2024 - Plausibility Report).
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 in this table are final.

Changes as of 4 July 2024:
The figures for year 2023 are added.

When will new figures be published?
More information will follow in 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.