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9 in 10 internet users protect their personal data
Of all people aged 12 years and over who use the internet, 90 percent say they took measures in 2020 to protect their personal data online.
453 thousand Dutch people without home internet access in 2019
In 2019, 3 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 and over did not have home internet access.
More elderly active on social media
Social media usage among the elderly has soared in recent years. The group 65 to 74-year-olds in particular have become increasingly active users. In 2019, 76 percent of the respondents in this age...
Six percent never use the Internet
Six percent of the Dutch population aged 12 years and over - around 886 thousand people - indicated in 2018 they had never used the Internet, as against 10 percent in 2012.
Increase in use of government websites
Nearly three-quarters of the Dutch population aged 12 years or older accessed government websites in 2017.
The Netherlands leads Europe in internet access
In 2017, 98 percent of Dutch households had internet access against a European average of 87 percent.
9 in 10 people access the internet every day
Access to the internet wherever and whenever you want: last year, 9 in 10 people accessed the internet on a daily basis. Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that a faster internet connection,...
Dutch internet skills above EU average
The Dutch population aged 16-74 years became more skilled in using the internet between 2010 and 2013. The level of internet skills in the Dutch population is higher than average in the European Union
More and more households have laptops, smart phones and tablet computers at their disposal
Nearly all households in the Netherlands have access to the internet. Desktop computers are losing ground to mobile devices. Nearly half of Dutch households own at least one tablet computer.
More and more digital TVs
Seven in ten households have a digital television set; the rate is three times as high as half a decade ago. TVs with Internet access are also becoming more and more common in Dutch households.
Home Internet access rate highest in the Netherlands
With 94 percent in 2011 (versus 78 percent in 2005), the Netherlands has had the highest proportion of households with access to the Internet from home in Europe for years on end.
No home internet access for 1.2 million Dutch people
The Netherlands has the highest percentage of households in the European Union with home internet connections. Only one in eight Dutch people have either no access to the internet from their own home...
Broadband accepted at neck breaking speed
Over 80 percent of all households with internet had broadband by June 2006. Four years earlier this was just a quarter.
SDG 9.3 Knowledge and innovation
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure: knowledge and innovation. Knowledge is essential for the economy and finding solutions to urgent issues.
SDG 9.3 Knowledge and innovation
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure: knowledge and innovation. Knowledge is essential for the economy and finding solutions to urgent issues.