Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Poland
Poland: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 88.6% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Poland peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +114.1% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +2.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 88.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 96% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Poland's 88.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +114.1% | 9.9% | 21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 7.3% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 61.9% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 83.2% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 75 Montenegro 88.9% compare
- 76 France 88.7% compare
- 78 Portugal 88.5% compare
- 79 Israel 88.2% compare
- 80 Seychelles 87.8% compare
More science & technology data for Poland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 138.02 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.45 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 53.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 171.05 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31,218 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Poland?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Poland was 88.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Poland ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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