This statistic illustrates the type of online purchases by individuals in the Netherlands in 2019, by age. As of 2019, roughly 17 percent of the Dutch 25 to 45-year-olds bought digital study materials.
Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?
Age
12-25 years
25-45 years
45-65 years
65 years and older
Food products, cosmetics, cleaning products
27.5%
48.8%
31.3%
11.4%
Medication
5.6%
11.5%
10.9%
6.7%
Clothes and sports articles
64.3%
73.9%
55%
22.3%
Digital study or teaching material
29.2%
17.3%
9.7%
1.8%
Film, music
20.2%
25.2%
16.7%
4.3%
Books, magazines, newspapers
27.9%
40%
34%
16.9%
Telecommunication services
27.5%
34%
24%
12%
Soft-/Hardware and electrical appliances
41.8%
41.5%
27.1%
10.1%
Household goods and appliances
23.5%
59.4%
9.3%
17.8%
Travel and accommodation
40.6%
70.2%
58.1%
26.2%
Financial products or services***
29.8%
51.9%
37.1%
18.7%
Tickets for events
54.2%
64.9%
47.6%
18.5%
Other purchases
51.7%
51.3%
30.4%
11.5%
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not including people in institutions, facilities and shelters
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Could you indicate for the following goods or services if you have ordered or purchased them in the previous 12 months for private use?"
Multiple answers were possible.
The source explains: "Online purchases are goods that have been purchased via an internet browser or an app. Goods that were bought via SMS, MMS or e-mail are not included as online purchases."
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 8, 2019). Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/561887/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?." Chart. October 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/561887/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2019). Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/561887/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Which Goods or Services Have You Ordered Online in The Previous 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/561887/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/561887/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-age/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months? [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, October 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/561887/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
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