Ireland vs Netherlands
Ireland vs Netherlands: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 97.2% in Ireland and 97% in Netherlands, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1 times that in Netherlands.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2024, Ireland ranked 16 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 | Ireland | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 97.2 | 97 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 96.9 | 97 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 95 | 92.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 93.5 | 92.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 92 | 91.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 87 | 93.3 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 87 | 91.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 84.1 | 93.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 83.5 | 90.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 83.5 | 91.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 83.5 | 91.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 78.3 | 94 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 76.9 | 92.9 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 74.9 | 91.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 69.9 | 90.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 67.4 | 89.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 65.3 | 87.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 61.2 | 85.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 54.8 | 83.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 41.6 | 81 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 37 | 68.5 | – |
| 2003 | 34.3 | 64.4 | – |
| 2002 | 25.9 | 61.3 | – |
| 2001 | 23.1 | 49.4 | – |
| 2000 | 17.9 | 44 | – |
| 1999 | 10.9 | 39.2 | – |
| 1998 | 8.1 | 22.2 | – |
| 1997 | 4.1 | 14.1 | – |
| 1996 | 2.2 | 9.7 | – |
| 1995 | 1.1 | 6.5 | – |
| 1994 | 0.6 | 3.3 | – |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 2 | – |
| 1992 | 0.2 | 1.3 | – |
| 1991 | 0.1 | 0.5 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 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
Ireland vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025