Indicator comparison
Range of Internet users: 1990–2025. Range of Broadband at home (OECD): 2005–2024.
Internet users among individuals and households with broadband connections.
Internet users Internet users measures individuals online, while Broadband at home (OECD) tracks broadband adoption in households.
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Share of the population using the internet. In Poland usage grew from near zero to roughly 90%, while the global average is around 74%.
Percentage of households with broadband internet access at home according to the OECD ICT database.
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Share of the population using the internet. In Poland usage grew from near zero to roughly 90%, while the global average is around 74%.
Share of people using the internet, from 1990. A hockey stick.
Share of individuals using the internet within the last three months according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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.
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 SHA-256: d7265575ec365ff973f39590642f9ffc15b47183f9cc64b11d19c3a078c0d955. https://longseries.com/en/d/internet-users/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Netherlands; lowest — Brazil
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxNetherlands | 2024 | 97%97%→0.0 pp |
| Sweden | 2025 | 95.8%95.8%↑+0.2 pp |
| Spain | 2024 | 95.8%95.8%↑+0.3 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 95.5%95.5%→0.0 pp |
| United States | 2024 | 94.7%94.7%↑+1.2 pp |
| Germany | 2024 | 93.5%93.5%↑+1.0 pp |
| China | 2025 | 91.6%91.6%↓−0.4 pp |
| Italy | 2024 | 89.2%89.2%↑+2.2 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
35 rows for Poland
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Poland
0.0→88.6
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.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 88.6% |
| 2023 | Poland | 86.4% |
| 2022 | Poland | 86.9% |
| 2021 | Poland | 85.4% |
| 2020 | Poland | 83.2% |
| 2019 | Poland | 80.4% |
| 2018 | Poland | 77.5% |
| 2017 | Poland | 76% |
| 2016 | Poland | 73.3% |
| 2015 | Poland | 68% |
| 2014 | Poland | 66.6% |
| 2013 | Poland | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Poland | 62.3% |
| 2011 | Poland | 61.9% |
| 2010 | Poland | 62.3% |
| 2009 | Poland | 59% |
| 2008 | Poland | 53.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 48.6% |
| 2006 | Poland | 44.6% |
| 2005 | Poland | 38.8% |
Percentage of households with broadband internet access at home according to the OECD ICT database.
Households with broadband internet access at home, % of households. OECD ICT.
Share of households with broadband internet access from the OECD ICT Access database. See also: Internet users.
Households, not persons. Pair: Internet users. A gap is two bases.
Longseries, “Broadband at home (OECD)”. OECD (DF_HH B21_HH PT_HH), 2005–2024, Australia, Czechia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Korea, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. OECD Terms and Conditions. Data SHA-256: 04c5ef50c965b3fa3c5903db19f449ded30cc9fd2d91bc81cc01ee5894eba50c. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-broadband-hh/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2021: highest — Czechia; lowest — France
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Korea | 2024 | 100%100%→0.0 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2019 | 95.8%95.8%↑+1.0 pp |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxCzechia | 2021 | 89.3%89.3%↑+1.3 pp |
| Germany | 2021 | 88.8%88.8%↓−6.0 pp |
| ↓Lowest value in the comparable yearminFrance | 2021 | 88.1%88.1% |
| United States | 2023 | 84.4%84.4% |
| Australia | 2012 | 77%77% |
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Germany
23.2→88.8
Germany: 23.2 (2005) → 88.8 (2021). Difference: +65.6 pp. Peak value of 94.8 in 2020; lowest value of 23.2 in 2005.
France
30.3→88.1
France: 30.3 (2006) → 88.1 (2021). Difference: +57.9 pp. Peak value of 88.1 in 2021; lowest value of 30.3 in 2006.
Czechia
5.1→89.3
Czechia: 5.1 (2005) → 89.3 (2021). Difference: +84.3 pp. Peak value of 89.3 in 2021; lowest value of 5.1 in 2005.
United States
51.1→84.4
United States: 51.1 (2007) → 84.4 (2023). Difference: +33.3 pp. Peak value of 84.4 in 2023; lowest value of 51.1 in 2007.
United Kingdom
31.5→95.8
United Kingdom: 31.5 (2005) → 95.8 (2019). Difference: +64.3 pp. Peak value of 95.8 in 2019; lowest value of 31.5 in 2005.
Australia
28.3→77.0
Australia: 28.3 (2005) → 77.0 (2012). Difference: +48.7 pp. Peak value of 77.0 in 2012; lowest value of 28.3 in 2005.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Korea | 100% |
| 2023 | Korea | 100% |
| 2023 | United States | 84.4% |
| 2022 | Korea | 100% |
| 2021 | Czechia | 89.3% |
| 2021 | France | 88.1% |
| 2021 | Germany | 88.8% |
| 2021 | Korea | 99.9% |
| 2021 | United States | 81.2% |
| 2020 | Czechia | 88% |
| 2020 | Germany | 94.8% |
| 2020 | Korea | 99.7% |
| 2019 | Czechia | 87% |
| 2019 | France | 82.8% |
| 2019 | Germany | 93.9% |
| 2019 | Korea | 99.7% |
| 2019 | United Kingdom | 95.8% |
| 2019 | United States | 79.2% |
| 2018 | Czechia | 85.8% |
| 2018 | France | 81.3% |