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 2.76 35.62 1,008 13,001
2019 2.69 35.41 981 12,926
2020 2.33 24.46 854 8,954
2021 2.49 26.81 908 9,786
2022 2.68 29.74 977 10,857
2023 2.70 31.50 985 11,497
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2018 2.71 39.04 988 14,251
2019 2.61 38.97 953 14,224
2020 2.33 26.57 854 9,723
2021 2.44 29.82 889 10,883
2022 2.62 33.24 955 12,131
2023 2.65 33.22 968 12,125
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2018 2.80 37.52 1,022 13,694
2019 2.72 37.24 991 13,593
2020 2.39 26.24 874 9,605
2021 2.53 28.57 924 10,428
2022 2.77 31.88 1,013 11,637
2023 2.78 33.75 1,013 12,319
West-Nederland (LD) 2018 2.72 33.81 994 12,341
2019 2.65 33.82 966 12,344
2020 2.24 22.88 821 8,374
2021 2.43 25.28 888 9,227
2022 2.60 27.41 949 10,006
2023 2.61 29.39 954 10,726
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2018 2.75 33.77 1,002 12,325
2019 2.69 32.87 983 11,997
2020 2.40 23.40 879 8,563
2021 2.51 25.14 916 9,176
2022 2.69 29.09 980 10,619
2023 2.75 31.09 1,003 11,348
Groningen (PV) 2018 2.70 34.33 984 12,532
2019 2.52 35.51 920 12,962
2020 2.17 23.95 793 8,765
2021 2.31 27.52 842 10,046
2022 2.51 30.13 917 10,996
2023 2.61 28.50 952 10,403
Fryslân (PV) 2018 2.60 39.19 949 14,303
2019 2.51 39.50 916 14,417
2020 2.40 26.79 877 9,805
2021 2.39 29.23 872 10,668
2022 2.62 33.31 956 12,157
2023 2.61 33.26 952 12,141
Drenthe (PV) 2018 2.69 39.54 983 14,432
2019 2.67 36.47 974 13,311
2020 2.28 25.28 836 9,254
2021 2.49 28.99 910 10,581
2022 2.56 31.87 933 11,631
2023 2.58 34.06 943 12,432
Overijssel (PV) 2018 2.80 35.84 1,020 13,082
2019 2.72 36.16 993 13,200
2020 2.34 24.27 857 8,884
2021 2.54 26.43 929 9,647
2022 2.77 29.96 1,012 10,936
2023 2.81 32.17 1,024 11,744
Flevoland (PV) 2018 2.56 39.61 936 14,458
2019 2.42 38.12 883 13,912
2020 2.13 27.11 778 9,924
2021 2.23 29.75 813 10,859
2022 2.39 32.59 873 11,894
2023 2.46 33.44 896 12,206
Gelderland (PV) 2018 2.80 36.66 1,022 13,382
2019 2.72 36.14 993 13,191
2020 2.42 26.01 884 9,519
2021 2.54 28.39 927 10,363
2022 2.80 31.53 1,023 11,507
2023 2.78 33.46 1,013 12,213
Utrecht (PV) 2018 2.82 35.95 1,029 13,123
2019 2.73 37.97 997 13,860
2020 2.38 25.46 870 9,318
2021 2.52 27.33 920 9,976
2022 2.75 30.58 1,003 11,162
2023 2.77 33.45 1,010 12,209
Noord-Holland (PV) 2018 2.71 34.13 988 12,458
2019 2.58 32.01 942 11,684
2020 2.20 21.46 804 7,855
2021 2.40 24.16 876 8,818
2022 2.54 26.40 929 9,635
2023 2.57 27.54 937 10,053
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2018 2.66 31.84 972 11,621
2019 2.62 32.17 955 11,741
2020 2.19 21.91 801 8,019
2021 2.38 24.04 868 8,775
2022 2.54 25.82 926 9,424
2023 2.55 28.10 932 10,255
Zeeland (PV) 2018 2.56 29.13 936 10,633
2019 2.56 33.13 936 12,091
2020 2.21 23.42 810 8,572
2021 2.47 27.97 902 10,208
2022 2.64 28.44 964 10,380
2023 2.52 29.68 921 10,832
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2018 2.74 34.51 1,002 12,597
2019 2.70 33.81 984 12,339
2020 2.42 23.39 885 8,559
2021 2.52 25.29 921 9,231
2022 2.70 29.48 984 10,760
2023 2.75 32.55 1,003 11,880
Limburg (PV) 2018 2.69 30.67 982 11,193
2019 2.63 29.27 958 10,685
2020 2.31 22.26 845 8,147
2021 2.43 23.54 887 8,593
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.