Austria vs Netherlands
Austria vs Netherlands: Internet users
Internet users: 91.9% in Austria in 2025 and 97% in Netherlands in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Austria.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Austria.
- In 2024, Austria ranked 28 and Netherlands ranked 17 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Austria | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.9 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 94.9 | 97 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 95.3 | 97 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 93.6 | 92.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 92.5 | 92.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 87.8 | 93.3 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 87.5 | 91.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 87.9 | 93.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 84.3 | 90.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 83.9 | 91.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 81 | 91.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 80.6 | 94 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 80 | 92.9 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 78.7 | 91.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 75.2 | 90.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 73.5 | 89.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 72.9 | 87.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 69.4 | 85.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 63.6 | 83.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 58 | 81 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 54.3 | 68.5 | – |
| 2003 | 42.7 | 64.4 | – |
| 2002 | 36.6 | 61.3 | – |
| 2001 | 39.2 | 49.4 | – |
| 2000 | 33.7 | 44 | – |
| 1999 | 23 | 39.2 | – |
| 1998 | 15.4 | 22.2 | – |
| 1997 | 9.5 | 14.1 | – |
| 1996 | 6.9 | 9.7 | – |
| 1995 | 1.9 | 6.5 | – |
| 1994 | 1.4 | 3.3 | – |
| 1993 | 0.8 | 2 | – |
| 1992 | 0.6 | 1.3 | – |
| 1991 | 0.3 | 0.5 | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025