Broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands
Netherlands: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 42.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands is 42.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands peaked at 69.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 30th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 69.7% | — |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 42.6% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.7% | 69.4% | 69.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 42.6% | 69.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in Netherlands was 42.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- Netherlands ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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