Individuals - frequency of internet use in Netherlands
Netherlands: Individuals - frequency of internet use was 99.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individuals - frequency of internet use in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.4% for individuals - frequency of internet use in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals - frequency of internet use in Netherlands peaked at 99.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Individuals - frequency of internet use in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.5% | — |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 99.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 99.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 73.5% | 86.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 88.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 93.2% | 99.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 673.15 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 32,207 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals - frequency of internet use in Netherlands?
- Individuals - frequency of internet use in Netherlands was 99.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest individuals - frequency of internet use recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals - frequency of internet use recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for individuals - frequency of internet use?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individuals - frequency of internet use rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Individuals - frequency of internet use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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