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European drone operators in numbers
2,508,465 registered drone operators across 31 EASA states - a 4.9× rise since Feb 2021. Survey of November 2025.
Registered operators
2,508,465
▲ +25.3% YoY ▲ +388.1% since Feb-21
Active authorisations
4,226
▲ +15.7% YoY ▲ +3,574.8% since Feb-21
STS declarations
6,628
▲ +69.0% YoY ▲ +132,460.0% since Feb-21
A1/A3 certificates
1,961,483
▲ +32.9% YoY - since Feb-21
A2 certificates
311,944
▲ +21.9% YoY - since Feb-21
STS pilot certificates
100,444
▲ +33.9% YoY - since Feb-21
Registered UAS operators
All EASA states combined, every survey since 2021.
Largest markets
Remote pilot certificates
Consistent reporting from late 2023. A1/A3 online training dominates by volume.
Operational authorisations & LUCs
Specific-category approvals climbing as operations scale.
Every EASA state
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| Country | Registered Ops |
Op'nl Auths |
LUC | A1/A3 | A2 | STS certs |
PDRA S-01 |
PDRA S-02 |
PDRA G-01 |
PDRA G-02 |
PDRA G-03 |
PDRA TOT |
Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GermanyDE |
825,000 | 628 | 3 | 484,000 | 30,300 | 4,100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 2025-11-30 |
 PolandPL |
436,521 | 56 | 0 | 318,620 | 46,640 | 19,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 ItalyIT |
185,180 | 84 | 2 | 65,238 | 13,235 | 2,257 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-11-30 |
 FranceFR |
182,626 | 606 | 1 | 140,942 | 5,134 | 3,612 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-11-30 |
 SpainES |
150,332 | 286 | 1 | 142,809 | 58,118 | 58,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2025-11-30 |
 SwitzerlandCH |
124,052 | 167 | 1 | 79,440 | 15,377 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2025-11-30 |
 NetherlandsNL |
119,884 | 336 | 2 | 63,986 | 68,161 | 7,969 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2025-11-30 |
 Czech RepublicCZ |
89,848 | 529 | 2 | 91,602 | 4,407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 AustriaAT |
87,079 | 93 | 1 | 118,821 | 3,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 SwedenSE |
52,516 | 32 | 3 | 44,367 | 27,167 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2025-11-30 |
 NorwayNO |
34,429 | 219 | 6 | 44,665 | 5,499 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2025-11-30 |
 RomaniaRO |
26,896 | 35 | 0 | 10,384 | 5,045 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2025-11-30 |
 BelgiumBE |
25,737 | 38 | 3 | 22,524 | 1,384 | 669 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2025-11-30 |
 FinlandFI |
23,071 | 168 | 0 | 37,452 | 2,838 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-11-30 |
 DenmarkDK |
21,918 | 52 | 1 | 18,168 | 6,931 | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-11-30 |
 PortugalPT |
20,345 | 14 | 0 | 9,460 | 209 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2025-11-30 |
 GreeceGR |
19,811 | 88 | 1 | 12,040 | 10,170 | 170 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2025-11-30 |
 LithuaniaLT |
11,019 | 35 | 1 | 10,149 | 516 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 IrelandIE |
9,388 | 60 | 5 | 23,543 | 2,295 | 744 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2025-11-30 |
 SloveniaSI |
9,300 | 148 | 0 | 7,415 | 773 | 334 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 2025-11-30 |
 IcelandIS |
9,015 | 16 | 0 | 5,043 | 223 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-11-30 |
 BulgariaBG |
8,710 | 122 | 0 | 4,909 | 225 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 HungaryHU |
7,284 | 174 | 3 | 3,341 | 1,906 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2025-11-30 |
 LatviaLV |
6,445 | 41 | 0 | 16,359 | 775 | 615 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2025-11-30 |
 Slovak RepublicSK |
6,184 | 108 | 0 | 988 | 218 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 EstoniaEE |
4,816 | 24 | 0 | 8,389 | 378 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2025-11-30 |
 CyprusCY |
4,146 | 6 | 0 | 2,700 | 180 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025-11-30 |
 LuxembourgLU |
3,600 | 4 | 0 | 172,691 | 298 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 MaltaMT |
2,230 | 3 | 4 | 391 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
 CroatiaHR |
1,083 | 54 | 0 | 1,047 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2025-11-30 |
 LiechtensteinLI |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2,508,465 | 4,226 | 40 | 1,961,483 | 311,944 | 100,444 | 122 | 25 | 45 | 22 | 53 | 273 |
Source: EASA UAS operations in numbers
· PDRA breakdown from EASA member-state map (may lag the headline survey)
· Refreshed 11 Sep 2026