Ireland (2025)
95.5
% of households
+2.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+2.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Ireland Household Internet Access Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of households Change
2025 95.5 +2.5pp
2024 93 -0.9pp
2023 93.9 n/a
2021 97.5 +5.7pp
2020 91.8 +1.2pp
2019 90.6 +1.5pp
2018 89.1 +0.7pp
2017 88.4 +1.5pp
2016 86.9 +2pp
2015 84.9 +2.7pp
2014 82.2 -0.2pp
2013 82.4 +1.3pp
2012 81.1 +3pp
2011 78.1 +6.4pp
2010 71.7 +5pp
2009 66.7 +3.7pp
2008 63 +5.7pp
2007 57.3 +7.3pp
2006 50 +2.8pp
2005 47.2 n/a

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 95.5 % of households in 2025. The latest change was +2.5pp. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 47.2 in 2005 to 97.5 in 2021.

This page tracks the share of households with internet access in Ireland from 2005 to present. Household internet penetration is the baseline metric for digital economy readiness and addressable market for online services.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of households with internet access in Ireland from 2005 to present. Household internet penetration is the baseline metric for digital economy readiness and addressable market for online services. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 97.5 % of households in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 47.2 in 2005. The latest reading of 95.5 in 2025 represents a change of +2.5pp.