Average biking distance per person per day in the Netherlands 2010-2018, by gender
In 2018, the average biking distance per person per day amounted to approximately 3.4 and 3 kilometers for men and women respectively. In terms of the average biking distance by age, children between 12 to 18 years old cycled 6.5 kilometers, the longest distance in 2018. Furthermore, people aged 75 years and older had the lowest average kilometers with roughly two thousand meters a day.
Increasing demand for electric bicycles
Examining the distance cycled, it decreased from 2015 onwards. A similar trend can be seen with the sales volume of new bicycles. If in 2008 the sales volume amounted to 1.28 million bicycles, in 2018 it decreased to roughly one million bikes. Although overall sales declined, the demand for electric bikes grew. In 2018, 40 percent of all newly sold bicycles were electric, a growth of nearly 30 percentage points in ten years. 34 percent were city bikes and compared to 2008, it is a decrease of roughly 15 percent.
Turnover increase in bicycle retail
Despite the decline in sales volume of new bicycles, the total turnover of bicycle retail saw an increase between 2015 and 2018. In 2015, the turnover amounted to roughly 1.2 billion euros, whereas in 2018 more than 1.35 billion euros was generated by the bicycle retail industry.
Increasing demand for electric bicycles
Examining the distance cycled, it decreased from 2015 onwards. A similar trend can be seen with the sales volume of new bicycles. If in 2008 the sales volume amounted to 1.28 million bicycles, in 2018 it decreased to roughly one million bikes. Although overall sales declined, the demand for electric bikes grew. In 2018, 40 percent of all newly sold bicycles were electric, a growth of nearly 30 percentage points in ten years. 34 percent were city bikes and compared to 2008, it is a decrease of roughly 15 percent.
Turnover increase in bicycle retail
Despite the decline in sales volume of new bicycles, the total turnover of bicycle retail saw an increase between 2015 and 2018. In 2015, the turnover amounted to roughly 1.2 billion euros, whereas in 2018 more than 1.35 billion euros was generated by the bicycle retail industry.
