Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 91.6% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands peaked at 91.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 75th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74.3% | — |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 91.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 94% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 91.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 74.3% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 86.4% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 32,207 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2023)
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 91.6% in 2024, 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 91.6% in 2024.
- 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 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 (%).