Persons not having internet connection for personal use … social in Ireland
Ireland: Persons not having internet connection for personal use … social was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4.4% for persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Ireland peaked at 12.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 34th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons not having internet connection for personal use … social in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.7% | — |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.8%, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 10.0% | 6 |
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 64 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 64 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Ireland?
- Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Ireland was 4.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for?
- Ireland ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for other reasons than affordability by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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