Japan vs Netherlands: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 85.5% in Japan and 97% in Netherlands, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 11.5 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Japan.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 85.5 2024 | 89.1 | 77 of 182 |
| Netherlands | 97 2024 | 91.7 | 17 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2024, Japan ranked 77 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 | Japan | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 85.5 | 97 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 85 | 97 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 84.9 | 92.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 82.9 | 92.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 90.2 | 91.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 88.8 | 91.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 93.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 93.2 | 90.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 89.1 | 91.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 88.2 | 94 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 79.5 | 92.9 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 79.1 | 91.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 78.2 | 90.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 78 | 89.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 87.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 74.3 | 85.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 68.7 | 83.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 66.9 | 81 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 62.4 | 68.5 | – |
| 2003 | 48.4 | 64.4 | – |
| 2002 | 46.6 | 61.3 | – |
| 2001 | 38.5 | 49.4 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | 44 | – |
| 1999 | 21.4 | 39.2 | – |
| 1998 | 13.4 | 22.2 | – |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 14.1 | – |
| 1996 | 4.4 | 9.7 | – |
| 1995 | 1.6 | 6.5 | – |
| 1994 | 0.8 | 3.3 | – |
| 1993 | 0.4 | 2 | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 1.3 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | 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