{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-internet-access-households","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-internet-access-households","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-internet-access-households/","title":"Ireland Household Internet Access Rate (2025)","description":"Ireland's Household Internet Access Rate: 95.5 % of households in 2025, +2.5pp YoY. Eurostat (ISOC_CI_IN_H), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of households","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Household Internet Access Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ISOC_CI_IN_H/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"95.5","unit":"% of households","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Household Internet Access Rate"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":47.18},{"period":"2006","value":49.95},{"period":"2007","value":57.27},{"period":"2008","value":63.05},{"period":"2009","value":66.67},{"period":"2010","value":71.69},{"period":"2011","value":78.12},{"period":"2012","value":81.09},{"period":"2013","value":82.39},{"period":"2014","value":82.17},{"period":"2015","value":84.86},{"period":"2016","value":86.91},{"period":"2017","value":88.37},{"period":"2018","value":89.11},{"period":"2019","value":90.59},{"period":"2020","value":91.82},{"period":"2021","value":97.5},{"period":"2023","value":93.92},{"period":"2024","value":92.97},{"period":"2025","value":95.51}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of households"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"95.5","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"93.0","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"93.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2021","value":"97.5","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"91.8","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"90.6","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"89.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"88.4","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"86.9","yoyChange":"+2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"84.9","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"82.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"82.4","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"81.1","yoyChange":"+3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"78.1","yoyChange":"+6.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"71.7","yoyChange":"+5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"66.7","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"+7.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"50.0","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"47.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}