Motor vehicles admitted; type, age class, 1 January

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Class of vehicle age Years Total road vehicles (number) Passenger car (number) Commercial vehicles Total commercial vehicles (number) Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Total commercial motor vehicles (number) Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Delivery van (number) Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Lorry (number) Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Road tractor (number) Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Special purpose vehicle (number) Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Bus (number) Commercial vehicles Trailers and semi-trailers Total trailers and semi-trailers (number) Commercial vehicles Trailers and semi-trailers Trailer (number) Commercial vehicles Trailers and semi-trailers Semi-trailer (number) Motorcycle (number)
Total 2019 11,372,065 8,442,982 2,283,037 1,110,651 903,005 61,652 78,788 57,693 9,513 1,172,386 1,008,412 163,974 646,046
2020 11,567,203 8,584,391 2,328,425 1,135,943 927,251 61,746 80,118 57,129 9,699 1,192,482 1,023,980 168,502 654,387
2021 11,704,406 8,686,419 2,351,390 1,151,740 945,433 60,831 79,932 56,494 9,050 1,199,650 1,029,636 170,014 666,597
2022 11,917,133 8,827,709 2,411,637 1,182,857 974,792 60,867 82,436 56,230 8,532 1,228,780 1,051,486 177,294 677,787
2023 12,063,981 8,917,107 2,456,150 1,201,061 989,841 60,811 85,679 55,974 8,756 1,255,089 1,069,827 185,262 690,724
2024 12,255,576 9,067,393 2,484,868 1,218,693 1,006,477 61,521 86,457 55,563 8,675 1,266,175 1,077,996 188,179 703,315
2025 12,519,332 9,247,810 2,550,931 1,265,892 1,050,688 63,197 87,837 54,937 9,233 1,285,039 1,096,141 188,898 720,591
Younger than 1 year 2019 579,535 431,167 136,429 92,325 76,972 4,363 8,963 1,479 548 44,104 29,785 14,319 11,939
2020 578,342 432,604 132,935 89,441 73,655 4,737 8,495 1,653 901 43,494 31,090 12,404 12,803
2021 468,963 344,308 111,036 70,023 59,187 3,439 5,483 1,292 622 41,013 31,565 9,448 13,619
2022 461,654 320,706 126,478 77,212 65,794 3,132 6,702 1,324 260 49,266 36,131 13,135 14,470
2023 438,664 309,317 114,818 67,818 55,301 3,131 7,895 1,266 225 47,000 32,375 14,625 14,529
2024 499,485 359,863 123,355 81,165 65,270 4,678 9,365 1,470 382 42,190 29,590 12,600 16,267
2025 569,755 377,211 174,310 133,772 115,336 6,166 9,648 1,773 849 40,538 30,193 10,345 18,234
1 or 2 years 2019 1,128,801 849,233 254,774 174,519 144,712 7,967 17,469 2,649 1,722 80,255 54,018 26,237 24,794
2020 1,215,649 920,578 269,594 183,023 152,899 8,385 17,521 2,790 1,428 86,571 58,272 28,299 25,477
2021 1,266,699 964,313 275,247 187,839 156,228 9,153 17,783 3,240 1,435 87,408 60,911 26,497 27,139
2022 1,184,233 903,443 251,719 167,234 140,185 8,254 14,242 3,020 1,533 84,485 62,756 21,729 29,071
2023 1,056,969 783,029 243,141 152,984 130,380 6,632 12,338 2,702 932 90,157 67,864 22,293 30,799
2024 1,028,746 748,824 248,556 152,409 128,143 6,337 14,695 2,708 526 96,147 68,607 27,540 31,366
2025 1,066,507 785,442 247,605 158,388 129,410 7,958 17,578 2,818 624 89,217 62,173 27,044 33,460
3 or 4 years 2019 1,125,681 900,893 200,992 133,781 110,546 5,818 14,551 1,909 957 67,211 45,261 21,950 23,796
2020 1,152,497 894,870 230,737 157,713 129,594 7,214 17,333 2,443 1,129 73,024 49,057 23,967 26,890
2021 1,171,871 886,492 256,174 176,105 146,202 7,993 17,679 2,633 1,598 80,069 54,128 25,941 29,205
2022 1,290,656 984,955 275,233 188,631 157,604 8,515 18,421 2,806 1,285 86,602 58,430 28,172 30,468
2023 1,347,463 1,033,567 281,836 194,169 161,069 9,404 18,938 3,278 1,480 87,667 61,062 26,605 32,060
2024 1,245,371 958,445 253,435 169,008 141,577 8,361 14,420 3,099 1,551 84,427 62,952 21,475 33,491
2025 1,176,314 896,571 244,558 154,287 131,554 6,813 12,217 2,785 918 90,271 68,223 22,048 35,185
5 or 6 years 2019 1,136,326 934,460 178,909 121,612 99,524 6,443 12,162 2,241 1,242 57,297 42,901 14,396 22,957
2020 1,048,991 847,200 177,550 119,078 98,416 5,644 11,899 1,962 1,157 58,472 41,712 16,760 24,241
2021 1,101,298 877,150 196,072 129,771 107,839 5,653 13,503 1,897 879 66,301 45,212 21,089 28,076
2022 1,164,204 904,688 227,718 155,407 128,066 7,256 16,545 2,488 1,052 72,311 49,189 23,122 31,798
2023 1,208,201 919,998 253,984 174,175 144,403 8,139 17,289 2,720 1,624 79,809 54,399 25,410 34,219
2024 1,296,086 992,170 268,811 182,603 152,279 8,532 17,500 2,883 1,409 86,208 58,534 27,674 35,105
2025 1,338,910 1,031,271 271,329 184,079 152,746 9,189 17,322 3,352 1,470 87,250 61,249 26,001 36,310
7 or 8 years 2019 1,243,912 1,038,679 176,967 111,827 94,325 6,510 7,495 2,309 1,188 65,140 53,260 11,880 28,266
2020 1,268,340 1,061,999 179,797 117,466 99,737 6,182 8,090 2,286 1,171 62,331 49,465 12,866 26,544
2021 1,144,358 950,487 167,984 112,302 94,547 5,694 8,697 2,196 1,168 55,682 42,511 13,171 25,887
2022 1,072,671 875,299 169,669 111,990 94,522 5,134 9,334 1,945 1,055 57,679 41,523 16,156 27,703
2023 1,114,654 894,263 188,570 123,227 103,617 5,483 11,299 1,942 886 65,343 45,170 20,173 31,821
2024 1,155,167 905,585 214,380 143,460 120,294 6,817 12,723 2,481 1,145 70,920 49,088 21,832 35,202
2025 1,199,032 927,256 234,088 155,703 131,559 7,169 12,572 2,698 1,705 78,385 54,432 23,953 37,688
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains key data on the admitted vehicle fleet of passenger cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles (by vehicle category and by age class of the vehicle).
The figures are based on the registration numbers provided by the Dutch Road Traffic Authority (RDW). All vehicles that were registered on 1 January of each year and that were admitted on the road the previous year have been counted. The data are recorded and stored. The register can be accessed for statistical purposes. Vehicles that were uninsured during the whole previous year are not allowed on the road and are, therefore, excluded. Also, vehicles that were registered as in stock of a company on 1 January were not taken into account.

Data available from: 2019

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of 28 February 2025:
The figures as of 1 January 2025 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures of the vehicle fleet on 1 January will be published at the end of the first quarter of the running year.

Description topics

Total road vehicles
Vehicle running on wheels and intended for use on roads.

This includes passenger cars, commercial vehicles (vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles, buses, trailers and semi-trailers), and motorcycles. Although trailers and semi-trailers officially do not belong to the category motor vehicles, these are included in this table.
Passenger car
Road motor vehicle, other than a moped or a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).

Included are:
a) Passenger cars
b) Vans designed and used primarily for transport of passengers
c) Taxis
d) Hire cars
e) Ambulances
f) Motor homes.

Excluded are light goods road vehicles, as well as motor-coaches, buses and mini-buses/mini-coaches.

"Passenger car" includes taxis and passenger hire cars, provided that they have fewer than ten seats. As of May 1, 2009 motor homes are registered as passenger cars or bus depending on the number of seats. Before that date motor homes are registered as special purpose vehicles.
Commercial vehicles
Vehicle exclusively or primarily designed for the commercial transport of goods and passengers, for special purposes or to haul semi-trailers.

This includes vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles, buses, trailers and semi-trailers.
Total commercial vehicles
Vehicle exclusively or primarily designed for the commercial transport of goods and passengers, for special purposes or to haul semi-trailers.

This includes vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles, buses, trailers and semi-trailers.
Commercial motor vehicles
Motor vehicle exclusively or primarily designed for the commercial transport of goods and passengers.

This includes vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles and buses.
Trailers and semi-trailers are not included.
Total commercial motor vehicles
Motor vehicle exclusively or primarily designed for the commercial transport of goods and passengers.

This includes vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles and buses.
Trailers and semi-trailers are not included.
Delivery van
Goods road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 3500 kg, designed, exclusively or primarily, to carry goods.

Included are vans designed for and used primarily for transport of goods, pick-ups and small lorries with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 3500 kg.
Lorry
Rigid heavy goods road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight above 3500 kg, exclusively or primarily designed to carry goods.
Road tractor
Road motor vehicle, exclusively or primarily designed to haul other road vehicles which are not power-driven (mainly semi-trailers).

Agricultural tractors are not included.
Special purpose vehicle
Road motor vehicle designed for purposes other than the carriage of passengers or goods.

This includes:
a) Motor homes
b) Vehicles for transporting other vehicles
c) Garbage trucks
d) Fire brigade vehicles
e) Mobile cranes
f) Aerial work platforms
g) Other special purpose road motor vehicles

As of May 1, 2009 motor homes are registered as passenger cars or bus depending on the number of seats. Before that date motor homes are registered as special purpose vehicles.
Bus
Passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons (including the driver).
Trailers and semi-trailers
Trailer
Goods road vehicle designed to be hauled by a road motor vehicle. Caravans are also included in the category trailer.

Semi-trailer
Goods road vehicle with no front axle designed in such way that part of the vehicle and a substantial part of its loaded weight rests on the road tractor.
Total trailers and semi-trailers
Trailer
Goods road vehicle designed to be hauled by a road motor vehicle. Caravans are also included in the category trailer.

Semi-trailer
Goods road vehicle with no front axle designed in such way that part of the vehicle and a substantial part of its loaded weight rests on the road tractor.
Trailer
Goods road vehicle designed to be hauled by a road motor vehicle.
Caravans are also included in the category trailer.
Semi-trailer
Goods road vehicle with no front axle designed in such way that part of the vehicle and a substantial part of its loaded weight rests on the road tractor.
Motorcycle
Two-, three- or four-wheeled road motor vehicle not exceeding 400 kg (900 lb) of unladen weight. All such vehicles with a cylinder capacity over 50 cc are included, as are those under 50 cc which do not meet the definition of moped.