Mobile cellular subscriptions in Poland
Poland: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 138.02 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular 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 mobile cellular subscriptions in Poland is 138.02 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Poland peaked at 148.91 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Poland 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10.32 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.16 per 100 people | 17.64 per 100 people | 117.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.94 per 100 people | 123.25 per 100 people | 148.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.49 per 100 people | 129.29 per 100 people | 138.02 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More infrastructure data for Poland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.41 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Poland?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Poland was 138.02 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 148.91 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Poland ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.