Share of people using the internet daily in Ireland 2014-2020, by age

The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people from different age groups. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity. In 2020, 98 percent of users in Ireland between 16 and 24 years used the internet on a daily basis. Furthermore, 99 percent of people between the age of 25 and 34 used the internet daily so the survey. 97 percent of people between 35 and 44 also used the internet daily. The share of people between 45 and 54, as well as between 55 and 64 were lower than among the other age groups, with 88 percent of the first, and only 71 percent of the oldest age group using the internet daily.

欧洲信息技术与通信技术问卷调查数据揭示了不同年龄段人群互联网使用率存在显著差异。尽管这种差异在大多数国家普遍存在，但其严重程度差异较大。2020年，爱尔兰16至24岁年龄段的98%的用户每日使用互联网。此外，25至34岁年龄段的99%的人群也每日使用互联网进行调研。35至44岁年龄段的97%的人群同样每日使用互联网。而45至54岁以及55至64岁年龄段的互联网使用率则低于其他年龄段，前者为88%，后者仅为71%，每日使用互联网的比例较低。