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Internet users

Share of the population using the internet. In Poland usage grew from near zero to roughly 90%, while the global average is around 74%.

88.6%Poland · 2024

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13
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Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID d7265575ec36Warehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1990–2024; observations: 35; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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35 rows for Poland

Time range:
0.020.040.060.080.0100.01990200020102020202488.6
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Poland

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Poland

0.0→88.6

Total change
+88.6 pp
Period
1990–2024

Poland: 0.0 (1990) → 88.6 (2024). Difference: +88.6 pp. Peak value of 88.6 in 2024; lowest value of 0.0 in 1990.

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Internet users — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland88.6%
2023Poland86.4%
2022Poland86.9%
2021Poland85.4%
2020Poland83.2%
2019Poland80.4%
2018Poland77.5%
2017Poland76%
2016Poland73.3%
2015Poland68%
2014Poland66.6%
2013Poland62.8%
2012Poland62.3%
2011Poland61.9%
2010Poland62.3%
2009Poland59%
2008Poland53.1%
2007Poland48.6%
2006Poland44.6%
2005Poland38.8%
Source
World Bank Open Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Published by source
2026-07-13
Retrieved
2026-09-15
Indicator code in source
IT.NET.USER.ZS
Unit of measure
percent
Data version
v45

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Longseries, “Internet users”. World Bank Open Data (IT.NET.USER.ZS), 1990–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: d7265575ec365ff973f39590642f9ffc15b47183f9cc64b11d19c3a078c0d955. https://longseries.com/en/d/internet-users/

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Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Netherlands; lowest — Brazil

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearNetherlands202497%97%
Sweden202595.8%95.8%
Spain202495.8%95.8%
United Kingdom202495.5%95.5%
United States202494.7%94.7%
Germany202493.5%93.5%
China202591.6%91.6%
Italy202489.2%89.2%
Remaining locations (7)

About this series

Share of people using the internet, from 1990. A hockey stick.

Indicator definition

Share of individuals using the internet within the last three months according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

How to read the data

From ~0 to ~89% in Poland, ~94% in DE/US; world ~74% (2025). Steep to 2010, then catch-up. Prerequisite: Access to electricity; backdrop: Urban population.

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