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Netherlands Internet Users

15,915,076

Internet Users in the Netherlands (2016*)

Share of Netherlands Population: 93.7 % (penetration)
Total Population : 16,979,729
Share of World Internet Users: 0.5 %
Internet Users in the World: 3,424,971,237

Year	Internet Users**	Penetration (% of Pop)	Total Population	Non-Users (Internetless)	1Y User Change	1Y User Change	Population Change
2016*	15,915,076	93.7 %	16,979,729	1,064,653	0.6 %	98,813	0.32 %
2015*	15,816,263	93.4 %	16,924,929	1,108,666	0.6 %	100,329	0.34 %
2014	15,715,934	93.2 %	16,868,020	1,152,086	-0.5 %	-77,345	0.35 %
2013	15,793,279	94 %	16,809,157	1,015,878	1.5 %	239,863	0.36 %
2012	15,553,415	92.9 %	16,749,318	1,195,903	1.9 %	295,543	0.36 %
2011	15,257,872	91.4 %	16,689,863	1,431,991	1.1 %	169,711	0.35 %
2010	15,088,161	90.7 %	16,631,571	1,543,410	1.6 %	231,834	0.34 %
2009	14,856,328	89.6 %	16,575,173	1,718,845	2.9 %	414,664	0.33 %
2008	14,441,663	87.4 %	16,519,862	2,078,199	2.2 %	313,090	0.35 %
2007	14,128,573	85.8 %	16,463,031	2,334,458	2.9 %	400,848	0.38 %
2006	13,727,725	83.7 %	16,401,105	2,673,380	3.8 %	499,092	0.43 %
2005	13,228,633	81 %	16,331,646	3,103,013	18.8 %	2,091,806	0.48 %
2004	11,136,828	68.5 %	16,253,397	5,116,569	7 %	733,092	0.53 %
2003	10,403,735	64.4 %	16,167,421	5,763,686	5.6 %	550,493	0.57 %
2002	9,853,242	61.3 %	16,076,427	6,223,185	24.9 %	1,961,272	0.58 %
2001	7,891,970	49.4 %	15,984,365	8,092,395	12.9 %	901,091	0.57 %
2000	6,990,880	44 %	15,894,016	8,903,136	12.9 %	798,418	0.55 %

* estimate for July 1, 2016

** Internet User = individual who can access the Internet at home, via any device type and connection. More details.

Source: Internet Live Stats (www.InternetLiveStats.com)
Elaboration of data by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank, and United Nations Population Division.