Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Poland

Fixed telephone lines in Poland in 2024 — 11.45 per 100. Ranked 68 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 531.6%.

2024 11.45 per 100 −9.37% vs 2023
World rank 68of 146
Period maximum 32.89 per 1002004
Period minimum 1.81 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Poland, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.81 per 1001962: 1.81 per 1001964: 1.81 per 1001966: 2.5 per 1001968: 2.5 per 1001970: 3.29 per 1001972: 3.28 per 1001974: 3.28 per 1001976: 4.58 per 1001978: 5.05 per 1001980: 5.47 per 1001982: 5.83 per 1001984: 6.37 per 1001986: 7.01 per 1001988: 7.81 per 1001990: 8.65 per 1001992: 10.3 per 1001994: 13.1 per 1001996: 17 per 1001998: 23 per 1002000: 28.61 per 1002002: 31.03 per 1002004: 32.89 per 1002006: 30.14 per 1002008: 24.88 per 1002010: 20.13 per 1002012: 15.56 per 1002014: 25.43 per 1002016: 21.28 per 1002018: 17.19 per 1002020: 15.14 per 1002022: 13.64 per 1002024: 11.45 per 100
Change over the period: +9.64 (+531.6%) Average annual rate: 2.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 11.45 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 24.3 per 100
Eastern Europe computed 15.39 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 11.45 −1.18 −9.37%
2023 12.64 −1 −7.36%
2022 13.64 −0.32 −2.29%
2021 13.96 −1.17 −7.75%
2020 15.14 −0.68 −4.29%
2019 15.81 −1.38 −8.03%
2018 17.19 −2.18 −11.26%
2017 19.38 −1.91 −8.95%
2016 21.28 −2.38 −10.05%
2015 23.66 −1.77 −6.97%
2014 25.43 +3.85 +17.84%
2013 21.58 +6.02 +38.72%
2012 15.56 −2.38 −13.25%
2011 17.93 −2.19 −10.89%
2010 20.13 −2.22 −9.95%
2009 22.35 −2.53 −10.17%
2008 24.88 −2.71 −9.82%
2007 27.59 −2.55 −8.46%
2006 30.14 −0.9 −2.91%
2005 31.05 −1.84 −5.61%
2004 32.89 +0.71 +2.22%
2003 32.18 +1.15 +3.71%
2002 31.03 +1.22 +4.1%
2001 29.81 +1.2 +4.18%
2000 28.61 +2.01 +7.56%
1999 26.6 +3.6 +15.65%
1998 23 +3.4 +17.35%
1997 19.6 +2.6 +15.29%
1996 17 +2.1 +14.09%
1995 14.9 +1.8 +13.74%
1994 13.1 +1.6 +13.91%
1993 11.5 +1.2 +11.65%
1992 10.3 +0.96 +10.28%
1991 9.34 +0.69 +7.98%
1990 8.65 +0.41 +5.04%
1989 8.24 +0.43 +5.46%
1988 7.81 +0.44 +5.99%
1987 7.37 +0.36 +5.08%
1986 7.01 +0.32 +4.81%
1985 6.69 +0.32 +5.02%
1984 6.37 +0.3 +4.98%
1983 6.07 +0.24 +4.14%
1982 5.83 +0.18 +3.26%
1981 5.64 +0.17 +3.16%
1980 5.47 +0.21 +3.93%
1979 5.26 +0.22 +4.28%
1978 5.05 +0.21 +4.39%
1977 4.83 +0.25 +5.55%
1976 4.58 +0.49 +12.04%
1975 4.09 +0.81 +24.72%
1974 3.28 +0 +0%
1973 3.28 +0 +0%
1972 3.28 +0 +0%
1971 3.28 −0.02 −0.48%
1970 3.29 +0.79 +31.77%
1969 2.5 +0 +0%
1968 2.5 +0 +0%
1967 2.5 +0 +0%
1966 2.5 −0.01 −0.44%
1965 2.51 +0.7 +38.93%
1964 1.81 +0 +0%
1963 1.81 +0 +0%
1962 1.81 +0 +0%
1961 1.81 −0.01 −0.35%
1960 1.81

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.