Households with access to the internet at home in Ireland
Ireland: Households with access to the internet at home was 95.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 49 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2021
All-time low
50.0%
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2025
Households with access to the internet at home in Ireland, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 95.5% for households with access to the internet at home in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with access to the internet at home in Ireland peaked at 97.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2006.
Ireland ranks 20th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Households with access to the internet at home in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50.0% | — |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 95.5% | +2.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 95.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 95.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 71.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 91.8% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More population data for Ireland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,725 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with access to the internet at home in Ireland?
- Households with access to the internet at home in Ireland was 95.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households with access to the internet at home recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households with access to the internet at home recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for households with access to the internet at home?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households with access to the internet at home 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 with access to the internet at home. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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