Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 97.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Ireland peaked at 97.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 20th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 97.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 97.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +32.4% | 25.9% | 34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 17.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 69.9% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 92.0% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 17 Faroe Islands 97.6% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.4% compare
- 19 Switzerland 97.3% compare
- 20 Aruba 97.2% compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 97.0% compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 96.3% compare
- 23 Brunei 96.3% compare
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 proportion of individuals using the internet in Ireland?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Ireland was 97.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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