Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ireland
Ireland: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 19.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ireland, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Ireland recorded 19.2 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ireland peaked at 35.72 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.2, in 2020.
That places Ireland 56th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.72 | — |
| 2005 | 34.4 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 33.75 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.97 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.52 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.16 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 27.99 | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 27 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 24.43 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 22.79 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 21.8 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.86 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.61 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.75 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.44 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.89 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2 | -3.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 19.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 93% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 19.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.88, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.09 | 32.97 | 35.72 | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.86 | 19.89 | 27.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 163.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ireland?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ireland was 19.2 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.72 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Ireland ranks 56th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.