Households with internet access in Ireland
95.5% of households in Ireland had internet access at home in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
95.5%
Change from 2024
+2.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
94.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
95.4%
Position in 2025
15th of 36
Households with internet access in Ireland over time
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% of households. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.5% | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | 94.2% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | 93.1% |
| 2022 | not availableu (low reliability) | 92.4% |
| 2021 | 97.5%b (break in time series) | 92.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 91.8% | 91.3%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 90.6% | 89.7% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | 84.2% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | 81.4% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | 79.6% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | 71.6% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | 64.2% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | 58.6% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | 53.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | – |
| 2005 | 47.2% | – |
| 2004 | 39.7% | – |
| 2003 | 35.6% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 93.0% in 2024.
- Since 2014, when it was 82.2%, the figure has changed by +13.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 94.8%.