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Netherlands

Netherlands Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 61,302 2011 1st out of 1
Average cost of local call 0.11 2001 28th out of 104
Broadcast media more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and a large number of commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations operating with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage 2008
Cable TV subscribers 388 2005 1st out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 163 2006 27th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 73 2011 22nd out of 82
Cinema attendance 18.6 million 2003 23th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 1.15 2003 29th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 18.6 million 1999 15th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.18 1999 24th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.029 per 1,000 people 1999 22nd out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 307.5 2004 11th out of 77
Films produced 24 2003 26th out of 50
Films produced per million 1.48 2003 26th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,435.92 per 1,000 people 2005 21st out of 140
Households with television 99.42% 2002 5th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $49.34 billion 2009 13th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.95 billion min. 2000 11th out of 143
Internet > Average Download Speed 39.27 Mbit/s 2013 10th out of 10
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 251.23 2005 3rd out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 6.59 million 2012 16th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 393.14 2012 4th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 10.98 million 2008 7th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 667.84 2008 5th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,772.15 2014 5th out of 233
Internet > ISP 52 2000 9th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 334,578 Mbps 2004 4th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 2nd out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 20,549.23 Mbps 2004 2nd out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 52 2003 19th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 93% 2013 6th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 15.56 million 2013 32nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 93 2012 5th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 925.88 2013 5th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 93% 2012 5th out of 200
Internet > Users 15 million 2007 18th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 905.22 per 1,000 people 2007 2nd out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 915.66 2007 2nd out of 149
Internet penetration 88.6 2010 4th out of 45
Internet users 14.87 million 2010 9th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 86.98 2008 3rd out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 15.83 million 2005 26th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 970.23 per 1,000 people 2005 22nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 970.23 2005 21st out of 167
Mobile phones 72.24 per 100 people 2002 20th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency

DutchNews.nl - news in English

2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 37 2004 34th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5 million 2004 16th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily

NRC Handelsblad - national, daily

De Telegraaf - national, daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 278.99 per 1,000 people 2000 11th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 278.99 2000 11th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 682.36 2004 5th out of 162
Personal computers 11.11 million 2004 15th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 682.36 per 1,000 people 2004 8th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 682.36 2004 7th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4

Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English

Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 2004
Radio receivers 15.3 million 1997 24th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.98 per capita 1997 13th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 980.1 1997 12th out of 179
Radios 15.3 million 2003 26th out of 221
Radios per 1000 942.97 2003 15th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 7.09 million 2012 24th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 42.97 2012 29th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 20 million 2014 41st out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 19.72 million 2012 49th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 19.64 million 2012 50th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 117.52 2012 67th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,171.48 2012 68th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 7.09 million 2012 24th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 422.6 2012 31st out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.32$ 2004 108th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 465.69 2005 17th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed and well maintained 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million 2011 25th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 442.59 per 1,000 people 2007 19th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 442.82 2009 22nd out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 19.84 million 2011 45th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,056.72 per 1,000 people 2006 25th out of 148
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,281.4 2009 33th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

NOS - public broadcaster

BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad

RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8


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2012
Television broadcast stations 21 1995 25th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.36 per 1 million people 1995 26th out of 28
Television receivers 8.1 million 1997 21st out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 519 per 1,000 people 1997 19th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 518.88 1997 20th out of 176
Television viewing 20 hours per person per wee 2002 9th out of 13
Television viewing per million 1.24 hours per person per wee 2002 7th out of 13
Televisions 8.1 million 2003 23th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 499.22 2003 24th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; Wikipedia: Speedtest.net (Top 10 Countries: Download Speed) ("Net Index by Ookla - Household Download Index - All Countries" . Netindex.com. August 19, 2013 . Retrieved August 20, 2013 .); World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; International Telecommunication Union; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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