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Participation online communication activities in the Netherlands 2017, by age group

Which online activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?

The data displays the responses to the survey question: "Which online communication activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?" The figure illustrates the share of individuals who used the internet for online communication activities in the Netherlands in 2017, by age. As of 2017, 26.5% of 65 to 75 year old Dutch individuals said they used the internet to make a phone call.

12-18 39.9 22.5 96.4 84.2 66.4 5.7 5.7
18-25 44.3 37 98.4 97.3 64.8 11.6 15.1
25-35 32.1 36.8 97.3 97.5 58.3 11 13.4
35-45 28.1 27 95.8 95.9 47.6 7.6 8.3
45-55 26.3 22.3 90.4 93 37.1 7.6 7.8
55-65 24.1 15.8 82.5 91.7 32.9 8.1 7.6
65-75 12.7 12.3 61.6 80 26.5 6.6 5.9
75+ 5.7 6.5 33.6 52.2 13.6 2.2 2.5