Indicator comparison
Range of Internet users: 1990–2025. Range of Mobile subscriptions: 1960–2025.
Share of internet users alongside mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people from the World Bank.
The internet indicator Internet users measures individuals online, while Mobile subscriptions tracks active SIM cards per 100 residents.
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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%.
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people from the World Bank. The figure can exceed 100 because individuals often hold multiple active SIM cards.
These series use different units. To compare them fairly on a single chart, consider using year-on-year change (YoY) or index (base year = 100).
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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% |
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people from the World Bank. The figure can exceed 100 because individuals often hold multiple active SIM cards.
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 people. World Bank / ITU.
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 people (prepaid and postpaid).
Not the GUS Demographic dependency (GUS) per-hundred unit. Pair: Internet users.
Longseries, “Mobile subscriptions”. World Bank Open Data (IT.CEL.SETS.P2), 1960–2025, 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: 60869d05ed4936b0fd836b752794af7bc0186790c349316fdcc765f188cc1e88. https://longseries.com/en/d/mobile-subscriptions/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Sweden; lowest — India
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2023 | 178.4/100178.4/100↑+9.8/100 (+5.8%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxSweden | 2024 | 140.7/100140.7/100↑+0.4/100 (+0.3%) |
| Poland | 2024 | 138/100138/100↑+2.9/100 (+2.1%) |
| Italy | 2024 | 132.6/100132.6/100↑+0.7/100 (+0.5%) |
| China | 2024 | 131.8/100131.8/100↑+3.5/100 (+2.7%) |
| Spain | 2024 | 130.3/100130.3/100↑+2.5/100 (+2.0%) |
| Germany | 2024 | 129.2/100129.2/100↑+4.5/100 (+3.6%) |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 128.5/100128.5/100↑+3.3/100 (+2.6%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
53 rows for Poland
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Poland
0.0→138.0
Poland: 0.0 (1960) → 138.0 (2024). Difference: +138.0 per 100 people. Peak value of 148.9 in 2013; lowest value of 0.0 in 1960.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 138/100 |
| 2023 | Poland | 135.1/100 |
| 2022 | Poland | 137/100 |
| 2021 | Poland | 133/100 |
| 2020 | Poland | 129.3/100 |
| 2019 | Poland | 126.6/100 |
| 2018 | Poland | 126.3/100 |
| 2017 | Poland | 131.9/100 |
| 2016 | Poland | 138.5/100 |
| 2015 | Poland | 142.5/100 |
| 2014 | Poland | 148.7/100 |
| 2013 | Poland | 148.9/100 |
| 2012 | Poland | 141.4/100 |
| 2011 | Poland | 131.3/100 |
| 2010 | Poland | 123.2/100 |
| 2009 | Poland | 117.9/100 |
| 2008 | Poland | 115.6/100 |
| 2007 | Poland | 108.9/100 |
| 2006 | Poland | 96.5/100 |
| 2005 | Poland | 76.5/100 |