Ireland: broadband internet penetration 2021

In 2021, the share of households with broadband internet access in Ireland increased by 1.5 percentage points since 2020. Therefore, the share of households with broadband internet access in Ireland reached a peak in 2021 with 93.35 percent. Notably, the share of households with broadband internet access continuously increased over the last years.

The availability of broadband is measured by the percentage of households that are connectable to an exchange that has been converted to support xDSL-technology, to a cable network upgraded for internet traffic, or to other broadband technologies. It includes fixed and mobile connections.
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Share of households with broadband internet access in Ireland from 2010 to 2021

Characteristic	Share of households
2021b	93.35%
2020	91.82%
2019	89.94%
2018	88.1%
2017	88.04%
2016	85.81%
2015	82.69%
2014	79.55%
2013	67%
2012	65.44%
2011	65.43%
2010	57.52%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Ireland

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
The availability of broadband is measured by the percentage of households that are connectable to an exchange that has been converted to support xDSL-technology, to a cable network upgraded for internet traffic, or to other broadband technologies. It includes fixed and mobile connections.

Data given in this domain are collected annually by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's annual model questionnaires on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage�in households and by individuals. The model questionnaire changes every year. The changes of questions in the MQ are required by the evolving situation of information and communication technologies.
The household survey comprises questions at household level and individual level.

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