Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Poland
Poland: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
93.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 182 countries
All-time high
94.6%
in 2020
All-time low
93.4%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Poland, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Poland stood at 93.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over five years.
Poland ranks 66th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 94.2% | — |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 93.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 96% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Poland's 93.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.4% | 94.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Poland?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Poland was 93.5% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Poland ranks 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).