Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.3% for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands peaked at 1.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4% | — |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 37 Switzerland 0.4% compare
- 38 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 38 Norway 0.3% compare
- 41 Cyprus 0.2% compare
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 persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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