Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021) in Netherlands

Netherlands: Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021) was 98.56 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
98.56
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
2nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
98.56
in 2021
All-time low
19.97
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2021

Households - type of connection to the internet in Netherlands, 2003–2021

204060801002003201220212003: 202004: 31.32005: 53.92006: 66.22007: 73.82008: 742009: 772010: 79.52011: 82.92012: 84.52013: 86.92014: 94.42015: 942016: 95.42017: 97.82018: 97.42019: 97.92020: 972021: 98.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 98.56 for households - type of connection to the internet in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, households - type of connection to the internet in Netherlands peaked at 98.56 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.97, in 2003.

Netherlands ranks 2nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021) in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021) in Netherlands, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 19.97 —
2004 31.28 +56.6%
2005 53.87 +72.2%
2006 66.17 +22.8%
2007 73.77 +11.5%
2008 73.97 +0.3%
2009 76.97 +4.1%
2010 79.51 +3.3%
2011 82.93 +4.3%
2012 84.46 +1.8%
2013 86.91 +2.9%
2014 94.37 +8.6%
2015 94 -0.4%
2016 95.41 +1.5%
2017 97.8 +2.5%
2018 97.41 -0.4%
2019 97.92 +0.5%
2020 96.95 -1.0%
2021 98.56 +1.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021) in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +72.2% 31.28 53.87
2004 +56.6% 19.97 31.28

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.57 19.97 76.97 7
2010s 91.07 79.51 97.92 10
2020s 97.75 96.95 98.56 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 Norway 98.6 compare
  2. 2 Netherlands 98.56 compare
  3. 4 Luxembourg 97.35 compare
  4. 5 Spain 95.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is households - type of connection to the internet in Netherlands?
Households - type of connection to the internet in Netherlands was 98.56 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest households - type of connection to the internet recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 98.56 in 2021.
What is the lowest households - type of connection to the internet recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 19.97 in 2003.
How does Netherlands rank for households - type of connection to the internet?
Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
Is households - type of connection to the internet rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 841 data points, 2003–2021
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