Individuals - internet use in Netherlands
Netherlands: Individuals - internet use was 99.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2025
All-time low
61.3%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Individuals - internet use in Netherlands, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.7% for individuals - internet use in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals - internet use in Netherlands peaked at 99.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Individuals - internet use in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61.3% | — |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 61.3% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.3% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 94.0% | 99.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals - internet use in Netherlands?
- Individuals - internet use in Netherlands was 99.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest individuals - internet use recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals - internet use recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for individuals - internet use?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individuals - internet use rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 - internet use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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