Sales volume of new bicycles in the Netherlands 2010-2022

The sales volume of new bicycles sold in the Netherlands fluctuated over the years, reaching a total of approximately 855,000 in 2022. Cycling is one of the most common modes of transport in the Netherlands and the country counts roughly 23.9 million bicycles in total. Nearly a quarter of the bikes sold in 2022, were priced at over 2,700 euros.

Number of sold e-bikes in the Netherlands increased

In 2022, the vast majority of bicycles sold in the Netherlands were were either electric bikes or city bicycles. That year, approximately 195,000 city bikes were sold, whereas the total sales volume of electric bikes had reached 486,000. Over the last years, the volume of sold city bikes decreased annually, while the number of newly sold e-bikes was growing fast.

Bike imports

The volume of bicycles that were imported to the Netherlands increased significantly between the period of 2008 and 2021. In 2008, the import value stood at roughly 900,000, whereas a total of about 3.7 million bikes were imported to the Netherlands in 2019.