The Central Statistics Office has published a "snapshot" of life in Ireland based on statistics it compiles on a regular basis.
The CSO's Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2020 shows that 91% of all households had access to the internet at home while almost all households with dependent children have internet access.
Clothes or sports goods were the most popular online purchase in 2019, purchased by 51% of internet users, it noted.
It also reports that last year was the first time more planning permissions were granted for apartments (20,582) than houses (19,670).
The yearbook also reveals that the average spend on wages and salaries per worker was €30,512 in SMEs, while the average spend on wages and salaries in large enterprises, which employ 250 or more, was €42,392.
The number of people in employment increased from 1,970,300 in 2014 to 2,222,500 in 2020 - a rise of almost 13% in six years.
Average annual total earnings were €40,283 in 2019, up from €38,871 in 2018.
The CSO said the highest average earnings were in the Information and communication sector at €64,345 and the lowest in the Accommodation and food services sector which had average annual total earnings of €19,153.
The CSO said that about 15% of people are considered to be experiencing "enforced deprivation", which is defined as not being able to afford two or more basics, such as heating the home adequately or eating a meal with meat, chicken or fish every second day.
It said that median net wealth for owner occupied households is €287,800, significantly higher than the €6,500 value for rented households.
The yearbook also revealed that almost six in every ten workers (59.8%) had pension coverage in the third quarter of last year.
On the transport sector, the national average price for unleaded petrol increased by 26.8% from €1.12 in 2009 to €1.42 per litre in 2019, while the national average price for diesel increased by 30.1% from €1.03 to €1.34 per litre.
Volkswagen was the most popular make of new private cars licensed last year, followed by Toyota, Hyundai, Ford and Skoda - these five makes represented almost half (46.5%) of all new cars licensed in 2019.
The CSO also used Census 2016, vital statistics and Covid-19 data to create 27 county and city infographics, as well as the four Dublin regions.
The CSO has information on the Top 3 occupational groups, people living alone in private households, people aged 65+ living in nursing homes and life events such as births, deaths and marriages, as well as information on Covid-19 deaths and cases.
