Luxembourg witnessed the sharpest relative decline in truck drivers between 2016 and 2020: 16.6 percent of drivers, 500 in total, left the occupation. In absolute terms, the United Kingdom was hit the hardest: 46,000 lorry drivers left the road between 2016 and 2020. Concurrently, Romania added more than 50,000 heavy goods vehicle drivers during the same time period.
Change in heavy goods vehicle drivers in selected European countries between 2016 and 2020, based on number of drivers and percentage change
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