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Ireland

Ireland Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 10,460 2014 97th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.14 2001 10th out of 104
Broadcast media - 2007
Cable TV subscribers 177 2005 11th out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 64 2006 37th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 32 2011 35th out of 82
Cinema attendance 12.41 million 2003 35th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 3.11 2003 9th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 12.4 million 1999 23th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 3.3 1999 7th out of 51
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 182.41 2004 22nd out of 77
Films produced 12 2003 45th out of 50
Films produced per million 3 2003 10th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,501.05 per 1,000 people 2005 14th out of 140
Households with television 95.3% 2004 17th out of 37
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $11.55 billion 2009 36th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.7 billion min. 2000 16th out of 143
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 65.07 2005 35th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.04 million 2012 55th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 226.56 2012 39th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 1.24 million 2008 35th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 280.63 2008 20th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,262.86 2014 30th out of 233
Internet > ISP 22 2000 29th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 24,587 Mbps 2004 20th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 13th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,040.64 Mbps 2004 12th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 22 2003 46th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 79% 2013 35th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 3.73 million 2013 74th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79 2012 33th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 781.08 2013 33th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 79% 2012 31st out of 200
Internet > Users 1.71 million 2007 60th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 415.66 per 1,000 people 2007 45th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 392.02 2007 46th out of 149
Internet penetration 65.8 2010 18th out of 45
Internet users 3.04 million 2010 27th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 62.7 2008 28th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 4.21 million 2005 62nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,012.24 per 1,000 people 2005 15th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,012.04 2005 17th out of 167
Mobile phones 75.53 per 100 people 2002 19th out of 43
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 7 2004 81st out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 742,000 2004 37th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The Irish Times - national daily

Irish Independent - national daily

Irish Examiner - Cork-based national daily

2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 148.21 per 1,000 people 2000 25th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 148.22 2000 25th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 494.07 2004 17th out of 162
Personal computers 2.01 million 2004 42nd out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 494.29 per 1,000 people 2004 19th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 494.07 2004 18th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services

Today FM - national, commercial

Newstalk - semi-national, commercial

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 1998
Radio receivers 2.55 million 1997 84th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.694 per capita 1997 34th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 694.03 1997 34th out of 179
Radios 2.55 million 2003 84th out of 221
Radios per 1000 638.05 2003 44th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.01 million 2012 56th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 43.88 2012 24th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 4.91 million 2012 112th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.91 million 2012 113th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 107.13 2012 92nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,069.11 2012 94th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.01 million 2012 56th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 437.53 2012 26th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$ 2004 93th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 488.71 2005 16th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.05 million 2011 57th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 513.98 per 1,000 people 2007 13th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 466.48 2009 19th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.91 million 2011 101st out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,202.21 per 1,000 people 2007 17th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,092.41 2009 57th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

RTE - public, operates RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE News Now, RTE Jnr, TRTE

TG4 - public, Irish-language

TV3 - national, commercial; also operates 3e

2012
Television broadcast stations 4 2001 18th out of 42
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.03 per 1 million people 2001 15th out of 40
Television receivers 1.47 million 1997 70th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 400.08 per 1,000 people 1997 34th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 400.09 1997 34th out of 176
Television viewing 23 hours per person per wee 2002 4th out of 13
Television viewing per million 5.85 hours per person per wee 2002 1st out of 13
Televisions 1.82 million 2003 65th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 455.4 2003 28th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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