Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland
Ireland: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 32.3 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland, 2002–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland is 32.3 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland peaked at 32.3 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2698 per 100 people, in 2002.
Ireland ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.58 per 100 people | 0.2698 per 100 people | 21.54 per 100 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.72 per 100 people | 22.37 per 100 people | 29.65 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.51 per 100 people | 30.44 per 100 people | 32.3 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 192.53 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 430.49 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 49 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,400 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland was 32.3 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2698 per 100 people in 2002.
- How does Ireland rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.