Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland
Ireland: Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months was 90.98 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland, 2003–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland is 90.98 %, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland peaked at 90.98 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.37 %, in 2003.
Ireland ranks 35th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 34.37 % | — |
| 2004 | 36.98 % | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 40.48 % | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 55.16 % | +36.3% |
| 2007 | 62.01 % | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 63.26 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.93 % | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 67.96 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 73.35 % | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 76.56 % | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 78.01 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 82 % | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 82 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86 % | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 86 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.98 % | +5.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 90.98 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.56 %, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 90.98 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.87 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +36.3% | 40.48 % | 55.16 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.17 % | 34.37 % | 65.93 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.38 % | 67.96 % | 86 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.98 % | 90.98 % | 90.98 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 32 Romania 91.67 % compare
- 33 Estonia 91.56 % compare
- 34 Uruguay 91.49 % compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 90.91 %
- 37 Slovakia 90.83 % compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 90.69 %
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Ireland was 90.98 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.98 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.37 % in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Ireland ranks 35th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.