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 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||
| 84,245 | 99,001 | 99,234 | 79,383 | 74,324 | 76,780 | 78,149 | 98,528 | 100,228 | 80,854 | |||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | | | | | |||||
| 82,366 | 82,016 | 101,358 | 89,087 | 103,517 | 85,851 | | | | | |||||