Netherlands Motor Vehicle Fleet Counts from 1927, by Vehicle Type

Motor vehicle registration data from the Netherlands starting in 1927, with counts as of January 1st each year. The dataset, provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, covers passenger cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles like vans, trucks, and buses, based on the RDW's license plate registry. The historical series has been adjusted for methodological changes in registration practices, notably in 1995 and 2019.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term vehicle fleet growth trends based on the historical time series from 1927.
• Analyzing the impact of registration methodology changes (e.g., 1995, 2019) on reported vehicle counts.
• Comparing the relative sizes of vehicle categories like passenger cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles over time.

Strengths

• Long-term time series covering nearly a century of data, starting from 1927.
• Data is based on an official national vehicle registry (RDW).
• Description details specific methodological adjustments made for historical consistency.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Counts derived from the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer) license plate registry of vehicles with valid Dutch licenses.

Time Range

1927 onward

Freshness

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Geography

Netherlands