Daniel Slotta
Research expert covering Greater China
Online dating websites and apps in the Netherlands - Statistics & Facts
There were approximately three million single-person households in 2017 in the Netherlands, the highest number reached since 2000. Between 2015 and 2016, total expenses on dating decreased by approximately 11 percent to 684 million euros. This is due to both the decreasing number of people who are actively dating as well as people being less willing to spend much money during a date. Of all couples in the Netherlands, approximately 14 percent met each other through the internet in 2017. This is not only the case for young people. People over 40 years increasingly find a new relationship online. 15 percent of Dutch respondents aged 50 to 59 years old, for example, indicated they did so.
