While the number of male driving license holders has always been greater than that of female driving license holders, the gap between the two has decreased significantly from 7.4 million to one million between 1975/76 and 2019. The number of driving license holders increased steadily throughout the period under consideration.
Number of full car driving license holders among all adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by gender
(in millions)
Characteristic
Female
Male
2019
16
17
2018
16
18
2017**
16
17
2016
15.2
17.2
2015
15.1
17.1
2014
14.8
17
2013
14.9
16.9
2012
14.5
16.6
2011
14.3
16.4
2010
14.2
16.4
2009
13.9
16.3
2008
13.8
16.2
2007
13.4
16
2006
13.4
15.9
2005
13.2
15.7
2004
12.5
15.3
2003
12.4
15.4
2002
12.5
15.2
1998/00
12.1
15.2
1995/97
11.4
14.9
1992/94
10.8
14.8
1989/91
9.7
14.5
1985/86
9.2
15.1
1975/76
6
13.4
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1975/76, 1985/6, 1989/91, 1992/94, 1995/97, 1998/00 and 2002 to 20198
Number of respondents
(2019) 12,656*
Age group
17 years and older
Supplementary notes
Estimates based on survey responses.
* Number of respondents for previous years provided by the source.
** From 2017 onwards source only provided rounded figures.
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GOV.UK. (August 5, 2020). Number of full car driving license holders among all adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/314892/number-of-adults-holding-driving-licences-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of full car driving license holders among all adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by gender (in millions)." Chart. August 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314892/number-of-adults-holding-driving-licences-england/
GOV.UK. (2020). Number of full car driving license holders among all adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314892/number-of-adults-holding-driving-licences-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of Full Car Driving License Holders among All Adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314892/number-of-adults-holding-driving-licences-england/
GOV.UK, Number of full car driving license holders among all adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314892/number-of-adults-holding-driving-licences-england/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of full car driving license holders among all adults in England between 1975/1976 and 2019, by gender (in millions) [Graph], GOV.UK, August 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/314892/number-of-adults-holding-driving-licences-england/
