Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Ireland
Ireland: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 0.8% 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 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 83.3% 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, 0.8%, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 24th of 41 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 | 4.8% | — |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.8% 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 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 41 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 83.3%. 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, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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