| Dutch | 98 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 97 | 92 |
| Luxembourg | 97 | 97 |
| Sweden | 95 | 91 |
| great Britain | 94 | 91 |
| Finland | 94 | 90 |
| German | 93 | 90 |
| Austria | 89 | 82 |
| Estonia | 88 | 88 |
| Ireland | 88 | 85 |
| UE-28 | 87 | 83 |
| France | 86 | 83 |
| Belgium | 86 | 82 |
| Malta | 85 | 82 |
| Spanish | 83 | 79 |
| Czech Republic | 83 | 79 |
| Hungary | 82 | 76 |
| Poland | 82 | 76 |
| Slovenia | 82 | 78 |
| Slovakia | 81 | 79 |
| Italy | 81 | 75 |
| Cyprus | 79 | 71 |
| Latvia | 79 | 76 |
| Portugal | 77 | 70 |
| Romania | 76 | 68 |
| Croatia | 76 | 77 |
| Lithuania | 75 | 68 |
| Greece | 71 | 68 |
| Bulgaria | 67 | 59 |
In 2017, 98 percent of Dutch households had internet access at home. Therefore, the Netherlands is one of the European countries with the best scores. Also Luxembourg and Denmark (97 percent)Sweden (95 percent) and Finland (95 percent) is one of the leading countries in Europe with the most households with an internet connection.
In the EU, an average of 87 percent of households had an internet connection in 2017, an increase of 4 percentage points compared to 2015. Then Luxembourg was in second place 97 percent at the top, followed by the Netherlands 96 percent.
The number of households with internet is much smaller in many Southern and Eastern European countries. But these countries have been catching up in recent years.
| Dutch | 98 |
|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 97 |
| Finland | 93 |
| Sweden | 93 |
| great Britain | 93 |
| Denmark | 92 |
| German | 92 |
| Ireland | 88 |
| Austria | 88 |
| Estonia | 87 |
| Malta | 85 |
| UE-28 | 85 |
| Belgium | 84 |
| Czech Republic | 83 |
| Spanish | 83 |
| Hungary | 82 |
| Slovenia | 82 |
| Slovakia | 79 |
| Italy | 79 |
| Cyprus | 79 |
| France | 79 |
| Poland | 78 |
| Croatia | 76 |
| Latvia | 76 |
| Portugal | 76 |
| Lithuania | 75 |
| Romania | 74 |
| Greece | 71 |
| Bulgaria | 67 |
Nearly all Dutch households have a broadband connection at home.
The Netherlands supports it 98 percent of all households topped Europe in 2017, followed by Luxembourg and Finland. In the EU-28 countries, an average of 85 percent of households had a broadband internet connection last year.
The Netherlands and Sweden lead in mobile internet
The Netherlands and Sweden scored 87 percent the highest in Europe in terms of internet use with mobile devices, while away from home or outside the office. On average, in the EU, 65 percent of the population – aged 16 to 74 – used the internet via mobile devices last year. The Netherlands has experienced rapid growth. That was only 2012 55 percent of the mobile internet user population.
It was already used in Sweden five years ago 70 percent people use mobile internet outside or outside work.
| Dutch | 87 |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 87 |
| great Britain | 84 |
| Denmark | 83 |
| Luxembourg | 82 |
| Finland | 79 |
| Spanish | 78 |
| Ireland | 75 |
| Belgium | 75 |
| German | 75 |
| Austria | 74 |
| Malta | 71 |
| Cyprus | 70 |
| Estonia | 68 |
| France | 68 |
| UE-28 | 65 |
| Slovakia | 64 |
| Slovenia | 63 |
| Hungary | 62 |
| Czech Republic | 60 |
| Portugal | 58 |
| Latvia | 57 |
| Bulgaria | 56 |
| Lithuania | 55 |
| Romania | 53 |
| Greece | 53 |
| Croatia | 51 |
| Poland | 40 |
| Italy | 32 |
Smartphones in particular are very popular
Used in 2017 84 percent Dutch and Swedes use smartphones outside the home or office. Therefore, they lead in the EU, on average 63 percent using a smart phone. In 2015, smartphone use was much lower in the Netherlands and Sweden 71 percent And 74 percent Citizens use smart phones.
Laptops, notebooks and tablets continued 54 percent Dutch people used outdoors or outside work in 2017. In Sweden this is the case 7 percentage points lower.
Justification/explanation
To obtain information about how households and individuals use ICT and the Internet in the European Union, the European Statistical Office has conducted the ICT Use Survey among Households and Individuals every year since 2005. The 28 countries use a harmonized questionnaire every year to compare the results . The study population consisted of people aged 16 to 74 years.
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