Fixed broadband internet lines per household rose 1.47% to 77.0% in Ireland in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet lines per household in Ireland reached an all time high of 77.0% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Ireland's main peers, fixed broadband internet lines per household in Canada amounted to 97.3%, 97.0% in France, 100% in Iceland and 92.4% in United Kingdom in 2017.
Ireland has been ranked 31st within the group of 104 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet lines per household, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Lines Per Household | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | 63.8% | 64.9% | 66.8% | 72.0% | 74.2% | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | 76.3% | 79.1% | 81.7% | 85.2% | 87.1% | |||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 84.7% | 85.9% | 88.0% | 90.5% | 92.9% | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | 82.6% | 83.6% | 86.8% | 89.0% | 91.1% | |||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | 79.6% | 83.6% | 86.5% | 89.7% | 92.5% | |||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | 67.4% | 69.0% | 70.6% | 72.8% | 75.4% | |||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | 90.6% | 90.9% | 92.8% | 93.3% | 95.7% | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | 64.7% | 66.1% | 69.6% | 72.5% | 74.2% | |||||||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | 55.2% | 55.7% | 56.3% | 57.4% | 59.0% | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | 40.1% | 44.4% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 46.9% | |||||||||||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | 79.9% | 82.0% | 83.1% | 84.8% | 86.7% | |||||||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | 64.5% | 65.9% | 69.5% | 73.1% | 75.5% | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | 64.6% | 65.2% | 66.4% | 68.9% | 73.0% | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 74.4% | 76.4% | 78.4% | 79.4% | 82.2% | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 77.6% | 80.9% | 85.1% | 86.8% | 89.4% |
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