Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Netherlands stood at 0.3%. 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.
Netherlands ranks 40th of 45 countries on this measure, 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 … risk 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 39 Switzerland 0.4% compare
- 40 Norway 0.3% compare
- 40 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 43 Cyprus 0.2% 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 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,266 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,266 (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 40th out of 45 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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