Netherlands's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) was 98.09% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.99 percentage points from 95.1% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 98.09% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 93.15% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 95.1% | 2013 |
| Highest | 98.09% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 68.52% | 2002 |
| Average since 2014 | 93.96% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 68.52% | 2002 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Netherlands' individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) rose 4.45 percentage points on 2022 (from 93.64% to 98.09%).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2022), the average change was +1.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.71 percentage points in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.7 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Netherlands in the 2023 ranking
- Norway — 1st of 6: 99%
- Malta — 3rd of 6: 90.34%
- Jamaica — 4th of 6: 86.59%
- Costa Rica — 5th of 6: 84.92%
What this measures
This indicator refers to male individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 22 values
| Year | Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 98.09 |
| 2022 | 93.64 |
| 2021 | 92 |
| 2020 | 93.24 |
| 2019 | 94.59 |
| 2018 | 93.15 |
| 2017 | 94.52 |
| 2016 | 91.67 |
| 2015 | 94.37 |
| 2014 | 94.37 |
| 2013 |
Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 3.98 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 21.81 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 307,432 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 3,286 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 41.44 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 23.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 128.54 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 1,266 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 1,781 (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Netherlands's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)?
- 98.09% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 29.57 percentage points from 68.52% in 2002. The highest value was 98.09% in 2023 and the lowest 68.52% in 2002.
- Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) unusual for Netherlands?
- In 2023, Netherlands' individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) rose 4.45 percentage points on 2022 (from 93.64% to 98.09%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2022), the average change was +1.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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