In 2023, around 1.43 million driver's licenses were issued in Germany. This was a slight decrease compared to the previous year. However, numbers have fluctuated over the timeframe under review. Most issued driver's licenses were passenger car licenses, followed by motorcycle licenses.
Number of issued driver's licenses in Germany from 2004 to 2023
¹ No figures available from the source for 2014 and 2015.
Driver's licenses are licenses for motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses or other motor vehicles. According to the source, the driver's licenses recorded include initial issues, extensions, issues/extensions under simplified conditions, new issues following a previous negative decision and exchange of a foreign driver's license (up to and including 2004 also registration/exchange of an EU/EEA driving license).
Figures for previous years were retrieved from earlier source reports.
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KBA. (May 19, 2024). Number of issued driver's licenses in Germany from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538503/issued-driver-s-licenses-germany/
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