Households - level of internet access in Ireland

Ireland: Households - level of internet access was 95.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
95.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
17th
of 39 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2021
All-time low
35.6%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2025

Households - level of internet access in Ireland, 2003–2025

0204060801002003201420252003: 35.6 Percentage of households2004: 39.7 Percentage of households2005: 47.2 Percentage of households2006: 50 Percentage of households2007: 57.3 Percentage of households2008: 63 Percentage of households2009: 66.7 Percentage of households2010: 71.7 Percentage of households2011: 78.1 Percentage of households2012: 81.1 Percentage of households2013: 82.4 Percentage of households2014: 82.2 Percentage of households2015: 84.9 Percentage of households2016: 86.9 Percentage of households2017: 88.4 Percentage of households2018: 89.1 Percentage of households2019: 90.6 Percentage of households2020: 91.8 Percentage of households2021: 97.5 Percentage of households2023: 93.9 Percentage of households2024: 93 Percentage of households2025: 95.5 Percentage of households

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 95.5% for households - level of internet access in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, households - level of internet access in Ireland peaked at 97.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2003.

Ireland ranks 17th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.3% 35.6% 66.7% 7
2010s 83.5% 71.7% 90.6% 10
2020s 94.3% 91.8% 97.5% 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Poland 96.2% compare
  2. 15 Türkiye 96.2% compare
  3. 16 Sweden 95.7% compare
  4. 18 Czechia 95.5% compare
  5. 18 Romania 95.5% compare
  6. 20 Austria 95.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is households - level of internet access in Ireland?
Households - level of internet access in Ireland was 95.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest households - level of internet access recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest households - level of internet access recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2003.
How does Ireland rank for households - level of internet access?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
Is households - level of internet access rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Households - level of internet access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Households - level of internet access
Unit
Percentage of households
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 852 data points, 2002–2025
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