This statistic displays the results of a survey concerning the amount of time spent by motorists in traffic jams in the Netherlands in 2019, per week. In 2019, a sizable share of motorists in the Netherlands spent more than 30 minutes per week stuck in traffic. Close to 40 percent of survey respondents indicated that they spent more than 30 minutes per week in traffic jams, while roughly 60 percent of respondents indicated that they experienced no delays.
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In an average week, how much are you delayed by traffic jams?
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all motorists, including those who travel to work exclusively by car
Method of interview
Panel survey
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hoeveel vertraging loopt u in een gemiddelde werkweek op door files?" (English: How long are you delayed, in the average week, by traffic jams?")
Multiple answers were possible.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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I&O Research. (January 29, 2019). In an average week, how much are you delayed by traffic jams? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013730/time-spent-by-motorists-in-traffic-jams-in-the-netherlands-per-week/
I&O Research. "In an average week, how much are you delayed by traffic jams?." Chart. January 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013730/time-spent-by-motorists-in-traffic-jams-in-the-netherlands-per-week/
I&O Research. (2019). In an average week, how much are you delayed by traffic jams?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013730/time-spent-by-motorists-in-traffic-jams-in-the-netherlands-per-week/
I&O Research. "In An Average Week, How Much Are You Delayed by Traffic Jams?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013730/time-spent-by-motorists-in-traffic-jams-in-the-netherlands-per-week/
I&O Research, In an average week, how much are you delayed by traffic jams? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013730/time-spent-by-motorists-in-traffic-jams-in-the-netherlands-per-week/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
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