Digital 2021: The Netherlands
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Netherlands, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Netherlands in 2021.
The Netherlands’s population
The Netherlands had a population of 17.15 million in January 2021.
The Netherlands’s population increased by 38 thousand (+0.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
50.2% of the Netherlands’s population is female, while 49.8% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
92.4% of the Netherlands’s population lives in urban centres, while 7.6% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in the Netherlands
There were 16.47 million internet users in the Netherlands in January 2021.
The number of internet users in the Netherlands increased by 208 thousand (+1.3%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in the Netherlands stood at 96.0% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for the Netherlands
There were 15.10 million social media users in the Netherlands in January 2021.
The number of social media users in the Netherlands remained unchanged between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in the Netherlands was equivalent to 88.0% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in the Netherlands
There were 17.01 million mobile connections in the Netherlands in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Netherlands increased by 56 thousand (+0.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Netherlands in January 2021 was equivalent to 99.2% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
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