Annual patent applications per million people in Poland
Poland: Annual patent applications per million people was 91.32 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Poland, 1980–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 91.32 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Poland peaked at 174.23 applications per million people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 53.14 applications per million people, in 2005.
Poland ranks 29th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 142.78 applications per million people | 121.73 applications per million people | 174.23 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.34 applications per million people | 59.1 applications per million people | 107.74 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.63 applications per million people | 53.14 applications per million people | 75.99 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.88 applications per million people | 84.19 applications per million people | 123.1 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1 applications per million people | 91.32 applications per million people | 106.89 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 26 Iran 115.42 applications per million people compare
- 27 Slovenia 105.31 applications per million people compare
- 28 Turkey 97.85 applications per million people compare
- 30 Iceland 91.27 applications per million people compare
- 31 Belgium 68.96 applications per million people compare
- 32 Portugal 68.62 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Poland
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31,218 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 53.19 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 138.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 138.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 111 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 3,377 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.6% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 32.48 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Poland?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Poland was 91.32 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 174.23 applications per million people in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.14 applications per million people in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Poland ranks 29th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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