Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed in Waterford
Waterford: Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed was 21.1 Percentage of national value in 2025. ▼ Falling
Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed in Waterford, 2019–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of national value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed in Waterford is 21.1 Percentage of national value, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
That places Waterford 168th out of 1324 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36 Percentage of national value | 36 Percentage of national value | 36 Percentage of national value | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.2 Percentage of national value | 4.6 Percentage of national value | 24.6 Percentage of national value | 6 |
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- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,428 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -333.99 Degree days (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 4.33 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -1.03 Days per year (2024)
- Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 10.34 Percentage of area (2023)
- Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0.1752 Percentage of built-up area (2022)
- Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed 15.3 Percentage of national value (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed in Waterford?
- Internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed in Waterford was 21.1 Percentage of national value in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed recorded in Waterford?
- The highest recorded value was 36 Percentage of national value in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed recorded in Waterford?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 Percentage of national value in 2021.
- How does Waterford rank for internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed?
- Waterford ranks 168th out of 1324 regions with data for 2025.
- Is internet speed - cities and fuas — downloading speed rising or falling in Waterford?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Waterford data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p align="justify">This dataset provides an indicator of internet speed (downloading and uploading speeds) in FUAs and cities compared to the national values.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify">The indicator uses quarterly data from Speedtest® by Ookla® Global Fixed and Mobile Network Performance Maps, based on analysis by Ookla of Speedtest Intelligence® data for 2019-2024. The indicator is derived from internet speed tests taken from mobile devices with GPS-quality location and a non-cellular connection type (e.g. WiFi, ethernet). Yearly values are based on the weighted average of quarterly values, using the number of speed tests performed.</p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href="http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1df">Internet speed - Cities and FUAs</a>), <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>