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Licensed drivers versus general population - U.S. 1990-2016

U.S. resident population and number of people with a driver's license from 1990 to 2016 (in thousands)

The data shows the number of licensed drivers to the number of residents in the United States from 1990 to 2016. Of the roughly 323 million people living in the U.S. in 2016, some 222 millions had a valid driver's license.

90 249464 167015
91 252153 168995
92 255030 173125
93 257783 173149
94 260327 175403
95 262803 176628
96 265229 179539
97 267784 182709
98 270248 184861
99 272691 187170
00 282162 190625
01 284969 191276
02 287625 194602
03 290108 196166
04 292805 198889
05 295517 200549
06 298380 202810
07 301231 205742
08 304094 208321
09 306772 209618
10 309348 210115
11 311663 211875
12 313998 211815
13 316205 212160
14 318563 214092
15 320897 218084
16 323128 221712