Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.3 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.3 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 1.3 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 59th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per person | +217.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | +57.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 units per person | +68.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 units per person | +40.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 units per person | +44.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 units per person | +43.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0209 units per person | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0349 units per person | +67.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0654 units per person | +87.6% |
| 1997 | 0.11 units per person | +68.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2133 units per person | +94.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4266 units per person | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6753 units per person | +58.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7603 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7493 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8135 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.909 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9702 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.06 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.18 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.22 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.15 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.19 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.18 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.16 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.16 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.23 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.22 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.23 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.25 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.27 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3 units per person | +2.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.3 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.3 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 units per person, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +217.0% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0909 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.4266 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9586 units per person | 0.6753 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 units per person | 1.15 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 units per person | 1.17 units per person | 1.3 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 1.31 units per person compare
- 57 Germany 1.31 units per person compare
- 58 Slovenia 1.3 units per person compare
- 60 Belarus 1.3 units per person compare
- 61 Switzerland 1.28 units per person compare
- 62 New Zealand 1.28 units per person compare
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 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Netherlands was 1.3 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 59th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.