What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland was 11.45 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 32.89 per 100 people in 2004.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 1.81 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Poland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Poland ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Poland data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Poland: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.45 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11.45 per 100 people

Change on year

down 9.4%

World rank

98th

of 213 countries

All-time high

32.89 per 100 people

in 2004

All-time low

1.81 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland is 11.45 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland peaked at 32.89 per 100 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.81 per 100 people, in 1961.

Poland ranks 98th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.16 per 100 people	1.81 per 100 people	2.51 per 100 people	10
1970s	4.02 per 100 people	3.28 per 100 people	5.26 per 100 people	10
1980s	6.65 per 100 people	5.47 per 100 people	8.24 per 100 people	10
1990s	15.4 per 100 people	8.65 per 100 people	26.6 per 100 people	10
2000s	29.05 per 100 people	22.35 per 100 people	32.89 per 100 people	10
2010s	19.8 per 100 people	15.56 per 100 people	25.43 per 100 people	10
2020s	13.37 per 100 people	11.45 per 100 people	15.14 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Poland

95 Denmark 11.68 per 100 people compare
96 Syria 11.52 per 100 people compare
97 Iraq 11.46 per 100 people compare
99 Egypt 11.37 per 100 people compare
100 Macao 11.28 per 100 people compare
101 Dominica 11.1 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Poland

Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.41 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.02 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.19 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 8.78 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 102,938 (2023)
Air transport, freight 343.93 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 53.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,456 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 88.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 21.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Poland was 11.45 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 32.89 per 100 people in 2004.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 1.81 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Poland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Poland ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.