In 2021, 59 percent of truck drivers in Europe were between 25 and 55 years old. The age group containing citizens aged above 50 years constituted 34 percent of truck drivers in Europe, whereas the youngest age group, below 25 year old, constituted seven percent of the total truck-driver population.
Distribution of truck drivers in Europe by age group in 2021 (in percent)
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International Road Transport Union. (June 16, 2022). Distribution of truck drivers in Europe by age group in 2021 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369602/truck-drivers-distribution-europe-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. "Distribution of truck drivers in Europe by age group in 2021 (in percent)." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369602/truck-drivers-distribution-europe-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. (2022). Distribution of truck drivers in Europe by age group in 2021 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369602/truck-drivers-distribution-europe-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. "Distribution of Truck Drivers in Europe by Age Group in 2021 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369602/truck-drivers-distribution-europe-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union, Distribution of truck drivers in Europe by age group in 2021 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369602/truck-drivers-distribution-europe-by-age-group/ (last visited May 01, 2024)
Distribution of truck drivers in Europe by age group in 2021 (in percent) [Graph], International Road Transport Union, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369602/truck-drivers-distribution-europe-by-age-group/