Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Ireland

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland in 2024 — 1,697,495 subs. Ranked 65 in the world out of 151. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 15,914.1%.

2024 1.7M subs +2.43% vs 2023
World rank 65of 151
Period maximum 1.7M subs2024
Period minimum 10,600 subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Ireland, 2002–20240500,0001M1.5M2M200220052008201120142017202020232002: 10,600 subs2003: 41,800 subs2004: 152,100 subs2005: 322,500 subs2006: 561,700 subs2007: 758,722 subs2008: 891,243 subs2009: 976,381 subs2010: 1,019,964 subs2011: 1,070,776 subs2012: 1,112,082 subs2013: 1,189,212 subs2014: 1,258,758 subs2015: 1,309,467 subs2016: 1,360,204 subs2017: 1,398,798 subs2018: 1,430,160 subs2019: 1,462,549 subs2020: 1,516,473 subs2021: 1,576,997 subs2022: 1,611,509 subs2023: 1,657,246 subs2024: 1,697,495 subs
Change over the period: +1.69M (+15,914.1%) Average annual rate: 25.95 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 1.7M subs
World 1.58B subs
Northern Europe computed 44.23M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 1.7M +40,249 +2.43%
2023 1.66M +45,737 +2.84%
2022 1.61M +34,512 +2.19%
2021 1.58M +60,524 +3.99%
2020 1.52M +53,924 +3.69%
2019 1.46M +32,389 +2.26%
2018 1.43M +31,362 +2.24%
2017 1.4M +38,594 +2.84%
2016 1.36M +50,737 +3.87%
2015 1.31M +50,709 +4.03%
2014 1.26M +69,546 +5.85%
2013 1.19M +77,130 +6.94%
2012 1.11M +41,306 +3.86%
2011 1.07M +50,812 +4.98%
2010 1.02M +43,583 +4.46%
2009 976,381 +85,138 +9.55%
2008 891,243 +132,521 +17.47%
2007 758,722 +197,022 +35.08%
2006 561,700 +239,200 +74.17%
2005 322,500 +170,400 +112.03%
2004 152,100 +110,300 +263.88%
2003 41,800 +31,200 +294.34%
2002 10,600

About the indicator

The number of fixed internet subscriptions at a speed of at least 256 kbit/s: fiber, cable, DSL and other wired technologies. The unit of count is the subscription, and that is usually a household or an organization rather than a person, so the value is several times smaller than the number of internet users. In countries where the internet arrived as mobile from the start, fixed subscriptions are few even at high penetration of the network.

Important: Fixed access only: mobile internet does not enter this series. The threshold of 256 kbit/s is set by ITU and is low by present-day standards, so a very slow connection counts as “broadband” too.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.