Pennsylvania Teen Driver Statistics

Note: PennDOT uses 1999 as a baseline for comparison because this was the year the Graduated Driver Licensing Program went into effect in Pennsylvania, which provided for stricter requirements in the licensing of 16 and 17-year-old, first-time drivers.

 
 
Licensed Drivers, ages 16 and 17 from 1999 to 2023​
 
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
​153,984​122,482​95,673​97,077​95,730​115,198​115,162​113,557​91,804​87,004
2009
20102011
2012
2013
2014
2015201620172018
​84,245​99,001​99,234
​79,383​74,324​76,780​78,149​98,528​100,228​80,854
2019
2020202120222023




​82,366​82,016​101,358​89,087103,517​