Internet use in the last three months in Ireland
99.8% of people aged 16 to 74 in Ireland had used the internet in the previous three months in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Ireland, 2025
99.8%
Change from 2024
+1.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
93.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
94.5%
Position in 2025
1st of 36
Internet use in the last three months in Ireland over time
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% of individuals. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99.8% | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | 89.9% |
| 2021 | 98.9%b (break in time series) | 89.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 91.0% | 87.6%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 90.3% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | 83.9% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | 82.0% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | 80.2% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | 69.4% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | 62.9% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | 55.0% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | – |
| 2005 | 37.3% | – |
| 2004 | 33.5% | – |
| 2003 | 30.6% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 98.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 80.1%, the figure has changed by +19.7 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 highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 93.8%.