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Netherlands — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Netherlands, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
97.01%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · +28944.0% since 1990
Internet users for Netherlands was 97.01% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 97.01% in 2023. The lowest was 0.33% in 1990 (about 290.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 18.15% per year.
Netherlands ranks 20 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Netherlands sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
97.01%
First (1990)
0.33%
Change
+28944.0%
Highest
97.01%
in 2023
Lowest
0.33%
in 1990
Average
63.01%
Annual growth (CAGR)
18.15%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.01% |
| 2023 | 97.01% |
| 2022 | 92.52% |
| 2021 | 92.05% |
| 2020 | 91.33% |
| 2019 | 93.29% |
| 2018 | 91.89% |
| 2017 | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 90.41% |
| 2015 | 91.72% |
| 2014 | 91.67% |
| 2013 | 93.96% |
Reading this correctly. Share of individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months. Varies with national survey frequency. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.