Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland
Ireland: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland is 0.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland peaked at 5.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.9% | — |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 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)
- 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 persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland was 0.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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