Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 88.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands, 2014–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 88.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands peaked at 88.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 78th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 74.3% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.4% | 88.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 75 Antigua and Barbuda 89.0% compare
- 76 Tuvalu 88.5% compare
- 77 Thailand 88.4% compare
- 79 Brazil 88.1% compare
- 79 Philippines 88.1% compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.9% compare
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Scientific and technical journal articles 32,207 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,390 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 97.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2,080 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.3% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 16.32 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands was 88.2% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Netherlands ranks 78th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)