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A pair of series

People online and broadband at home

Internet users (people) and households with broadband. Bank and OECD.

Internet users is persons. Broadband at home (OECD) is households. A gap is two denominators.

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Internet users

People online. From ~0 to ~90% in Poland; world ~74%.

The file

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

The indicator

IT.NET.USER.ZS. “Using” changes meaning over time. This is not subscriptions or smartphones.

What the numbers show

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. https://longseries.com/en/d/internet-users/

Latest values

Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.

15 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
Netherlands202497.0
Sweden202595.8
Spain202495.8
United Kingdom202495.5
United States202494.7
Germany202493.5
China202591.6
Italy202489.2
The rest of the places (7)
Remaining 7 places
France202488.7
Poland202488.6
Czechia202487.7
Japan202485.5
Brazil202484.5
World202573.6
India202570.0

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-8.917.744.370.997.4199020012013202488.6
Poland

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We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Poland

Internet users

0.0→88.6

Change
+88.6 pts
Years
1990–2024

Poland: 0.0 (1990) → 88.6 (2024). Difference +88.6 pts. Highest 88.6 in 2024; lowest 0.0 in 1990.

Internet users — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland88.6
2023Poland86.4
2022Poland86.9
2021Poland85.4
2020Poland83.2
2019Poland80.4
2018Poland77.5
2017Poland76.0
2016Poland73.3
2015Poland68.0
2014Poland66.6
2013Poland62.8
2012Poland62.3
2011Poland61.9
2010Poland62.3
2009Poland59.0
2008Poland53.1
2007Poland48.6
2006Poland44.6
2005Poland38.8
2004Poland32.5
2003Poland24.9
2002Poland21.2
2001Poland9.9
2000Poland7.3
1999Poland5.5
1998Poland4.1
1997Poland2.1
1996Poland1.3
1995Poland0.6
1994Poland0.4
1993Poland0.1
1992Poland0.1
1991Poland0.0
1990Poland0.0

Broadband at home (OECD)

Share of households with broadband at home. OECD ICT. Not [internet-users] (people).

The file

Households with broadband internet access at home, % of households. OECD ICT.

The indicator

DF_HH, B21_HH, PT_HH, all households. Not Internet users (people).

What the numbers show

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. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-broadband-hh/

Latest values

7 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
Korea2024100.0
United Kingdom201995.8
Czechia202189.3
Germany202188.8
France202188.1
United States202384.4
Australia201277.0

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-4.424.052.581.0109.52005201120182024100.0
AustraliaCzechiaGermanyFranceUnited KingdomKoreaUnited States

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We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Germany

Broadband at home (OECD)

23.2→88.8

Change
+65.6 pts
Years
2005–2021

Germany: 23.2 (2005) → 88.8 (2021). Difference +65.6 pts. Highest 94.8 in 2020; lowest 23.2 in 2005.

United States

Broadband at home (OECD)

51.1→84.4

Change
+33.3 pts
Years
2007–2023

United States: 51.1 (2007) → 84.4 (2023). Difference +33.3 pts. Highest 84.4 in 2023; lowest 51.1 in 2007.

France

Broadband at home (OECD)

30.3→88.1

Change
+57.9 pts
Years
2006–2021

France: 30.3 (2006) → 88.1 (2021). Difference +57.9 pts. Highest 88.1 in 2021; lowest 30.3 in 2006.

United Kingdom

Broadband at home (OECD)

31.5→95.8

Change
+64.3 pts
Years
2005–2019

United Kingdom: 31.5 (2005) → 95.8 (2019). Difference +64.3 pts. Highest 95.8 in 2019; lowest 31.5 in 2005.

Czechia

Broadband at home (OECD)

5.1→89.3

Change
+84.3 pts
Years
2005–2021

Czechia: 5.1 (2005) → 89.3 (2021). Difference +84.3 pts. Highest 89.3 in 2021; lowest 5.1 in 2005.

Australia

Broadband at home (OECD)

28.3→77.0

Change
+48.7 pts
Years
2005–2012

Australia: 28.3 (2005) → 77.0 (2012). Difference +48.7 pts. Highest 77.0 in 2012; lowest 28.3 in 2005.

Broadband at home (OECD) — All countries
YearCountryValue
2024Korea100.0
2023Korea100.0
2023United States84.4
2022Korea100.0
2021Czechia89.3
2021France88.1
2021Germany88.8
2021Korea99.9
2021United States81.2
2020Czechia88.0
2020Germany94.8
2020Korea99.7
2019Czechia87.0
2019France82.8
2019Germany93.9
2019Korea99.7
2019United Kingdom95.8
2019United States79.2
2018Czechia85.8
2018France81.3
2018Germany90.3
2018Korea99.5
2018United Kingdom94.8
2017Czechia82.9
2017France79.2
2017Germany91.6
2017Korea99.5
2017United Kingdom93.1
2017United States77.1
2016Czechia80.3
2016France79.3
2016Germany89.6
2016Korea99.2
2016United Kingdom91.9
2015Czechia76.0
2015France76.1
2015Germany87.8
2015Korea98.8
2015United Kingdom89.9
2015United States73.1
2014Czechia75.9
2014France76.7
2014Germany86.6
2014Korea98.5
2014United Kingdom88.2
2013Czechia69.4
2013France78.4
2013Germany84.8
2013Korea98.1
2013United Kingdom87.4
2013United States73.2
2012Australia77.0
2012Czechia69.3
2012France77.2
2012Germany81.5
2012Korea97.3
2012United Kingdom85.6
2012United States73.4
2011Czechia63.4
2011France69.9
2011Germany77.5
2011Korea97.2
2011United Kingdom80.4
2011United States69.4
2010Australia72.6
2010Czechia53.6
2010France66.4
2010Germany75.2
2010Korea96.8
2010United States68.2
2009Czechia48.9
2009France62.7
2009Germany64.6
2009Korea95.9
2009United Kingdom69.5
2009United States64.0
2008Australia62.0
2008Czechia36.4
2008France57.1
2008Germany54.9