Broadband internet coverage by speed in Ireland
Ireland: Broadband internet coverage by speed was 96.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
96.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 40 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 2019
All-time low
95.9%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Broadband internet coverage by speed in Ireland, 2013–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 96.8% for broadband internet coverage by speed in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Ireland ranks 24th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Broadband internet coverage by speed in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95.9% | — |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 96.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.6%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 96.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.8%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.9% | 96.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by speed in Ireland?
- Broadband internet coverage by speed in Ireland was 96.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for broadband internet coverage by speed?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is broadband internet coverage by speed rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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