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
Households - type of connection to the internet in Netherlands, 2003–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households - type of connection to the internet in Netherlands is 98.56, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 46 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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
| 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 98.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.83, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 98.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.91, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +72.2% | 31.28 | 53.87 |
| 2004 | +56.6% | 19.97 | 31.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Norway 98.6 compare
- 2 Netherlands 98.56 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 97.35 compare
- 5 Spain 95.91 compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
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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