Growth in number of high-speed e-bikes continues to slow
High-speed e-bikes can reach speeds of up to 45 kilometres per hour. That is faster than regular electric bicycles, which provide pedal assistance up to 25 kilometres per hour.
Since January 2017, high-speed e-bikes have been subject to the same rules as mopeds, including the requirement to wear a helmet. Cyclists must be 16 years or older and hold a moped license in order to ride this type of e-bike.
| Jaar | Number (x 1,000) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.301 |
| 2020 | 18.730 |
| 2021 | 22.804 |
| 2022 | 26.300 |
| 2023 | 30.173 |
| 2024 | 33.263 |
| 2025 | 35.415 |
Number of new high-speed e-bikes sold falls for the second consecutive year
On 1 January 2020, the number of high-speed e-bikes rose by 22.4 percent compared to the previous year, while at the beginning of 2025, the increase was only a 6.5 percent compared to the start of 2024.The number of new high-speed e-bikes sold also fell for the second consecutive year. A total of 3.1 thousand new high-speed e-bikes were sold in 2024. In 2022 and 2023, the numbers sold were 4.3 thousand and 3.9 thousand, respectively.
| jaar | Change in number of high-speed e-bikes (year-on-year % change) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22.4 |
| 2021 | 21.8 |
| 2022 | 15.3 |
| 2023 | 14.7 |
| 2024 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 6.5 |
Half of high-speed e-bike owners are aged 55 or older
The largest number (90.2 percent) of high-speed e-bikes were privately owned on 1 January 2025. The owners were 53 years old, on average, and most of them were aged between 55 and 65. Together, they owned nearly 12 thousand high-speed e-bikes, around 37 percent of the total number in private ownership.
The share of high-speed e-bike owners aged 55 years or older increased from 40 percent at the start of 2019 to 50 percent at the start of 2025. This type of e-bike is less popular among young people aged under 25. On 1 January 2025, only 0.6 percent of all privately owned high-speed e-bikes in the Netherlands were owned by people in this age group.
The bicycles have an average age of 4.5 years, 31 percent are less than two years old and 5 percent are 10 years or older.
| 0 | Aged under 25 (%) | 25-34 yrs (%) | 35-44 yrs (%) | 45-54 yrs (%) | 55-64 yrs (%) | 65-74 yrs (%) | Aged 75 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 52 | 865 | 2591 | 5038 | 4622 | 1038 | 117 |
| 2020 | 66 | 1086 | 3171 | 5796 | 5806 | 1352 | 151 |
| 2021 | 88 | 1308 | 3712 | 6818 | 7180 | 1697 | 201 |
| 2022 | 121 | 1441 | 4025 | 7375 | 8491 | 2160 | 281 |
| 2023 | 150 | 1739 | 4664 | 7983 | 9777 | 2630 | 348 |
| 2024 | 152 | 1849 | 5111 | 8353 | 10890 | 3143 | 436 |
| 2025 | 176 | 1881 | 5392 | 8469 | 11813 | 3705 | 518 |
At the start of 2025, there were an average of 2.1 high-speed e-bikes in private ownership per thousand residents aged 16 or older in the Netherlands.
| Gemeente | Number of high-speed e-bikes per 1,000 residents aged 16 or older |
|---|---|
| Aa en Hunze | 5.2 |
| Aalsmeer | 2.2 |
| Aalten | 2.7 |
| Achtkarspelen | 2.3 |
| Alblasserdam | 1.5 |
| Albrandswaard | 2.9 |
| Alkmaar | 1.9 |
| Almelo | 1.8 |
| Almere | 1.1 |
| Alphen aan den Rijn | 2.3 |
| Alphen-Chaam | 4.5 |
| Altena | 3.1 |
| Ameland | 1.9 |
| Amersfoort | 2.8 |
| Amstelveen | 1.5 |
| Amsterdam | 0.7 |
| Apeldoorn | 1.6 |
| Arnhem | 2.4 |
| Assen | 2.6 |
| Asten | 3.7 |
| Baarle-Nassau | 2.4 |
| Baarn | 2.8 |
| Barendrecht | 2.2 |
| Barneveld | 3.4 |
| Beek (L.) | 1.6 |
| Beekdaelen | 1.6 |
| Beesel | 1.1 |
| Berg en Dal | 3.4 |
| Bergeijk | 4.8 |
| Bergen (L.) | 2.3 |
| Bergen (NH.) | 3.0 |
| Bergen op Zoom | 1.2 |
| Berkelland | 3.3 |
| Bernheze | 3.1 |
| Best | 2.5 |
| Beuningen | 2.3 |
| Beverwijk | 1.3 |
| Bladel | 5.1 |
| Blaricum | 3.6 |
| Bloemendaal | 4.5 |
| Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 3.0 |
| Boekel | 5.6 |
| Borger-Odoorn | 2.6 |
| Borne | 2.8 |
| Borsele | 4.1 |
| Boxtel | 3.2 |
| Breda | 1.2 |
| Bronckhorst | 4.5 |
| Brummen | 4.0 |
| Brunssum | 0.6 |
| Bunnik | 4.2 |
| Bunschoten | 1.7 |
| Buren | 3.3 |
| Capelle aan den IJssel | 1.0 |
| Castricum | 3.0 |
| Coevorden | 1.5 |
| Cranendonck | 3.5 |
| Culemborg | 3.0 |
| Dalfsen | 4.0 |
| Dantumadiel | 1.6 |
| De Bilt | 3.9 |
| De Fryske Marren | 2.1 |
| De Ronde Venen | 4.6 |
| De Wolden | 2.7 |
| Delft | 1.5 |
| Den Helder | 0.7 |
| Deurne | 2.1 |
| Deventer | 1.9 |
| Diemen | 1.0 |
| Dijk en Waard | 1.7 |
| Dinkelland | 6.8 |
| Doesburg | 2.2 |
| Doetinchem | 2.2 |
| Dongen | 1.6 |
| Dordrecht | 1.5 |
| Drechterland | 2.1 |
| Drimmelen | 2.0 |
| Dronten | 2.7 |
| Druten | 3.8 |
| Duiven | 2.5 |
| Echt-Susteren | 1.6 |
| Edam-Volendam | 3.7 |
| Ede | 2.9 |
| Eemnes | 2.1 |
| Eemsdelta | 3.2 |
| Eersel | 4.0 |
| Eijsden-Margraten | 2.0 |
| Eindhoven | 1.0 |
| Elburg | 1.9 |
| Emmen | 0.8 |
| Enkhuizen | 1.6 |
| Enschede | 1.7 |
| Epe | 2.2 |
| Ermelo | 2.4 |
| Etten-Leur | 1.5 |
| Geertruidenberg | 1.2 |
| Geldrop-Mierlo | 2.4 |
| Gemert-Bakel | 3.7 |
| Gennep | 3.3 |
| Gilze en Rijen | 2.0 |
| Goeree-Overflakkee | 2.2 |
| Goes | 3.1 |
| Goirle | 3.9 |
| Gooise Meren | 4.5 |
| Gorinchem | 1.5 |
| Gouda | 2.4 |
| Groningen (gemeente) | 1.8 |
| Gulpen-Wittem | 2.6 |
| Haaksbergen | 4.1 |
| Haarlem | 2.2 |
| Haarlemmermeer | 2.1 |
| Halderberge | 2.1 |
| Hardenberg | 2.0 |
| Harderwijk | 1.6 |
| Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 1.5 |
| Harlingen | 0.7 |
| Hattem | 4.2 |
| Heemskerk | 1.3 |
| Heemstede | 2.5 |
| Heerde | 2.7 |
| Heerenveen | 2.2 |
| Heerlen | 0.4 |
| Heeze-Leende | 5.1 |
| Heiloo | 2.7 |
| Hellendoorn | 2.7 |
| Helmond | 1.6 |
| Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 1.6 |
| Hengelo (O.) | 2.2 |
| Het Hogeland | 5.5 |
| Heumen | 3.3 |
| Heusden | 2.1 |
| Hillegom | 1.9 |
| Hilvarenbeek | 5.7 |
| Hilversum | 3.0 |
| Hoeksche Waard | 4.3 |
| Hof van Twente | 3.9 |
| Hollands Kroon | 3.4 |
| Hoogeveen | 1.2 |
| Hoorn | 1.8 |
| Horst aan de Maas | 1.6 |
| Houten | 3.2 |
| Huizen | 2.3 |
| Hulst | 5.6 |
| IJsselstein | 2.8 |
| Kaag en Braassem | 4.0 |
| Kampen | 3.1 |
| Kapelle | 3.7 |
| Katwijk | 1.9 |
| Kerkrade | 0.4 |
| Koggenland | 4.3 |
| Krimpen aan den IJssel | 1.6 |
| Krimpenerwaard | 3.9 |
| Laarbeek | 2.8 |
| Land van Cuijk | 3.7 |
| Landgraaf | 0.7 |
| Landsmeer | 2.9 |
| Lansingerland | 3.0 |
| Laren (NH.) | 3.9 |
| Leeuwarden | 1.4 |
| Leiden | 1.7 |
| Leiderdorp | 1.6 |
| Leidschendam-Voorburg | 1.2 |
| Lelystad | 0.6 |
| Leudal | 1.5 |
| Leusden | 4.0 |
| Lingewaard | 3.5 |
| Lisse | 2.7 |
| Lochem | 3.9 |
| Loon op Zand | 2.2 |
| Lopik | 4.3 |
| Losser | 4.2 |
| Maasdriel | 2.0 |
| Maasgouw | 2.2 |
| Maashorst | 2.6 |
| Maassluis | 1.7 |
| Maastricht | 0.9 |
| Medemblik | 2.3 |
| Meerssen | 1.3 |
| Meierijstad | 2.7 |
| Meppel | 2.2 |
| Middelburg (Z.) | 2.2 |
| Midden-Delfland | 3.4 |
| Midden-Drenthe | 2.9 |
| Midden-Groningen | 3.8 |
| Moerdijk | 1.8 |
| Molenlanden | 4.2 |
| Montferland | 3.0 |
| Montfoort | 3.7 |
| Mook en Middelaar | 5.7 |
| Neder-Betuwe | 3.8 |
| Nederweert | 1.1 |
| Nieuwegein | 1.1 |
| Nieuwkoop | 4.2 |
| Nijkerk | 2.8 |
| Nijmegen | 2.0 |
| Nissewaard | 2.4 |
| Noardeast-Fryslân | 1.7 |
| Noord-Beveland | 3.8 |
| Noordenveld | 9.6 |
| Noordoostpolder | 1.8 |
| Noordwijk | 2.4 |
| Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten | 2.7 |
| Nunspeet | 1.7 |
| Oegstgeest | 3.3 |
| Oirschot | 6.1 |
| Oisterwijk | 5.2 |
| Oldambt | 2.1 |
| Oldebroek | 2.1 |
| Oldenzaal | 4.0 |
| Olst-Wijhe | 3.6 |
| Ommen | 4.3 |
| Oost Gelre | 2.4 |
| Oosterhout | 1.3 |
| Ooststellingwerf | 3.1 |
| Oostzaan | 1.9 |
| Opmeer | 3.7 |
| Opsterland | 2.4 |
| Oss | 1.7 |
| Oude IJsselstreek | 2.4 |
| Ouder-Amstel | 1.7 |
| Oudewater | 3.8 |
| Overbetuwe | 5.1 |
| Papendrecht | 1.0 |
| Peel en Maas | 1.7 |
| Pekela | 1.2 |
| Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 2.1 |
| Purmerend | 2.0 |
| Putten | 2.9 |
| Raalte | 4.4 |
| Reimerswaal | 2.7 |
| Renkum | 5.0 |
| Renswoude | 5.1 |
| Reusel-De Mierden | 4.4 |
| Rheden | 3.2 |
| Rhenen | 3.2 |
| Ridderkerk | 1.3 |
| Rijssen-Holten | 2.6 |
| Rijswijk (ZH.) | 1.0 |
| Roerdalen | 1.7 |
| Roermond | 1.1 |
| Roosendaal | 1.5 |
| Rotterdam | 0.9 |
| Rozendaal | 6.7 |
| Rucphen | 1.5 |
| Schagen | 3.4 |
| Scherpenzeel | 4.8 |
| Schiedam | 1.0 |
| Schiermonnikoog | |
| Schouwen-Duiveland | 3.2 |
| The Hague | 0.8 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | 1.6 |
| Simpelveld | 1.4 |
| Sint-Michielsgestel | 3.2 |
| Sittard-Geleen | 0.9 |
| Sliedrecht | 1.4 |
| Sluis | 4.4 |
| Smallingerland | 1.5 |
| Soest | 3.0 |
| Someren | 1.7 |
| Son en Breugel | 3.3 |
| Stadskanaal | 1.3 |
| Staphorst | 2.4 |
| Stede Broec | 1.1 |
| Steenbergen | 1.8 |
| Steenwijkerland | 2.2 |
| Stein (L.) | 1.1 |
| Stichtse Vecht | 3.8 |
| Súdwest-Fryslân | 2.7 |
| Terneuzen | 2.9 |
| Terschelling | 2.6 |
| Texel | 4.1 |
| Teylingen | 2.0 |
| Tholen | 2.3 |
| Tiel | 0.7 |
| Tilburg | 1.5 |
| Tubbergen | 4.4 |
| Twenterand | 1.9 |
| Tynaarlo | 5.5 |
| Tytsjerksteradiel | 2.8 |
| Uitgeest | 2.1 |
| Uithoorn | 2.5 |
| Urk | 1.3 |
| Utrecht (gemeente) | 1.5 |
| Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 5.8 |
| Vaals | 1.0 |
| Valkenburg aan de Geul | 2.0 |
| Valkenswaard | 1.5 |
| Veendam | 1.8 |
| Veenendaal | 1.8 |
| Veere | 4.1 |
| Veldhoven | 0.8 |
| Velsen | 1.9 |
| Venlo | 0.7 |
| Venray | 1.8 |
| Vijfheerenlanden | 2.9 |
| Vlaardingen | 1.1 |
| Vlieland | |
| Vlissingen | 1.2 |
| Voerendaal | 1.4 |
| Voorne aan Zee | 4.0 |
| Voorschoten | 1.9 |
| Voorst | 3.0 |
| Vught | 2.8 |
| Waadhoeke | 2.1 |
| Waalre | 2.6 |
| Waalwijk | 1.6 |
| Waddinxveen | 2.5 |
| Wageningen | 2.6 |
| Wassenaar | 2.6 |
| Waterland | 8.9 |
| Weert | 1.6 |
| West Betuwe | 3.2 |
| West Maas en Waal | 3.7 |
| Westerkwartier | 5.4 |
| Westerveld | 4.4 |
| Westervoort | 1.9 |
| Westerwolde | 1.3 |
| Westland | 1.6 |
| Weststellingwerf | 1.8 |
| Wierden | 2.5 |
| Wijchen | 2.9 |
| Wijdemeren | 5.2 |
| Wijk bij Duurstede | 6.1 |
| Winterswijk | 1.5 |
| Woensdrecht | 3.4 |
| Woerden | 3.7 |
| Wormerland | 3.8 |
| Woudenberg | 6.0 |
| Zaanstad | 1.2 |
| Zaltbommel | 3.3 |
| Zandvoort | 1.7 |
| Zeewolde | 2.6 |
| Zeist | 3.7 |
| Zevenaar | 2.2 |
| Zoetermeer | 1.8 |
| Zoeterwoude | 2.8 |
| Zuidplas | 2.9 |
| Zundert | 2.2 |
| Zutphen | 3.6 |
| Zwartewaterland | 2.8 |
| Zwijndrecht | 0.9 |
| Zwolle | 1.3 |