Science & Technology in Poland

116 indicators covering science & technology for Poland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 11,956 Million euro 2024 up 209.4% 21st
Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 26,521 Megawatt 2024 down 1.9% 2nd
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 198,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 89.9% 13th
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 198,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 89.9% 13th
Technicians in R&D 415.27 per million people 2017 up 84.5% 31st
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 47.4% 2023 up 9.9% 41st
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 53.5% 2023 up 26.8% 23rd
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 10,241 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.4% 8th
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 24.1% 2023 up 19.5% 61st
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 686.64 Number 2017 up 240.3% 25th
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 224,934 Head count 2023 up 105.2% 13th
Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 224,934 Head count 2023 up 105.2% 13th
Researchers (FTE) - % Female 34.1% 2023 down 5.8% 57th
Individuals - internet use 89.7% 2025 up 31.8% 39th
Individuals - frequency of internet use 88.9% 2025 up 37.2% 39th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors 621 Number 2025 up 9.7% 16th
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 46.9% 2023 up 9.7% 36th
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 51.6% 2023 up 23.2% 23rd
Share of female researchers by sector of performance 36.0% 2023 down 4.8% 33rd
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 1 patents 2024 down 95.7% 32nd
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 2 patents 2022 down 92.0% 28th
Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 7,932 Gigawatt-hour 2024 up 523.9% 11th
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 47.9% 2023 up 23.4% 28th
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 24.1% 2023 up 15.5% 46th
National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 0 Million euro 2025 down 100.0% 38th
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 311.83 Number 2013 up 272.0% 27th
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 14.5 Number 2021 down 57.8% 20th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 50.33 Number 2013 up 169.9% 30th
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 48.5% 2023 up 18.9% 23rd
Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 98.5% 2025 up 6.8% 28th
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network 91.0% 2024 15th
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 87.82 Number 2013 up 506.9% 27th
Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 90.9% 2025 up 5.6% 26th
Mobile broadband internet traffic 9.5 Exabyte 2024 up 214.6% 8th
Broadband internet coverage by technology 52.5% 2025 down 20.5% 26th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 170.62 Number 2012 up 286.0% 24th
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 21.48 Number 2012 up 71.6% 27th
Medical technology - historical data 761 Number 2020 up 39.1% 6th
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 0.6% 2025 down 85.4% 32nd
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 8.6% 2025 down 52.2% 18th
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 8.6% 2025 down 52.2% 18th
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 24.87 Number 2013 up 119.9% 34th
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of 9.1% 2022 up 53.4% 16th
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 0.4% 2023 up 15.6% 27th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 1.65 Number 2013 down 45.0% 36th
Internet purchases by individuals 56.6% 2025 up 21.4% 23rd
Financial activities over the internet 5.5% 2025 up 21.5% 35th
Internet purchases by individuals 41.4% 2019 up 128.3% 26th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 223.09 Number 2012 up 396.3% 16th
Internet purchases - goods or services 41.7% 2024 16th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent 28.99 Number 2012 up 317.7% 17th
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other 31.31 Number 2012 up 541.6% 17th
Individuals - mobile internet access 33.6% 2019 up 82.1% 23rd
Broadband internet coverage by speed 88.6% 2020 up 32.4% 35th
Individuals - internet activities 18.4% 2015 up 75.6% 41st
Individuals - places of internet use 0.8% 2013 down 86.6% 31st