Ireland: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Ireland's secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) fell 28,466 on 2023 (from 149,934 to 121,468).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +11,460 and a typical year strayed about 12,024 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30,720 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 28,466 in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 16,169 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Ireland had the 15th highest value of the 214 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ireland in the 2024 ranking

• Germany — 11th of 214: 152,114
• Seychelles — 12th of 214: 139,583
• Estonia — 13th of 214: 139,022
• Lithuania — 15th of 214: 98,553
• Iceland — 16th of 214: 88,084
• Czechia — 17th of 214: 79,336

What this measures

The number of distinct, publicly-trusted TLS/SSL certificates found in the Netcraft Secure Server Survey (by hosting country), per 1 million people.

Limitations: Netcraft only visits sites on the standard HTTPS port, 443. Whilst it is possible to run an HTTPS server on a different port (using a URL like https://example.com:7000) this behaviour is quite rare on public websites. For example, usual ports are often used for administrative interfaces and other services not intended for the general public. Netcraft tries to visit every public secure website. Note that the survey does not include secure mail servers (SMTP) or intranet sites. So the final number of certificates for each certificate authority will be lower than the total number of server certificates sold by that authority.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1,513 (2024)
• Andorra — 17,623 (2024)
• Armenia — 1,735 (2024)
• Austria — 47,132 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 541.03 (2024)
• Belarus — 12,730 (2024)
• Belgium — 36,732 (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 5,554 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 50,751 (2024)
• Croatia — 29,459 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Ireland

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1.08 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 20.51 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 1.11 million (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 430.49 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 192.53 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 5.92 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 112.64 (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 97.19% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 62.54% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Ireland's secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)?

121,468 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 12,561% from 959.4 in 2010 (41.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 149,934 in 2023 and the lowest 959.4 in 2010.

How does Ireland rank?

15th highest of 214 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) unusual for Ireland?

In 2024, Ireland's secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) fell 28,466 on 2023 (from 149,934 to 121,468). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +11,460 and a typical year strayed about 12,024 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.SECR.P6, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Secure Server Survey, Netcraft, uri: http://www.netcraft.com/; World Bank population estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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