Households - level of internet access in Netherlands
Netherlands: Households - level of internet access was 99.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households - level of internet access in Netherlands, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households - level of internet access in Netherlands is 99.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - level of internet access in Netherlands peaked at 99.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Households - level of internet access in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58.0% | — |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 99.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 99.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 58.0% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 90.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Kosovo* 99.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 99.3% compare
- 4 Albania 99.3% compare
- 5 Luxembourg 99.1% compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - level of internet access in Netherlands?
- Households - level of internet access in Netherlands was 99.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - level of internet access recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest households - level of internet access recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for households - level of internet access?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households - level of internet access rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Households - level of internet access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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