Australia vs Poland
Australia vs Poland: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 96.1% in Australia and 88.6% in Poland, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 7.5 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Poland.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Australia ranked 19 and Poland ranked 66 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Australia | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 96.1 | 88.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 96.1 | 86.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 96.1 | 86.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 97 | 85.4 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 94.7 | 83.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 93.6 | 80.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 90 | 77.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 86.6 | 76 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 86.5 | 73.3 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 84.6 | 68 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 84 | 66.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 83.5 | 62.9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 79 | 62.3 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 79.5 | 62 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 76 | 62.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 74.3 | 59 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 71.7 | 53.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 69.5 | 48.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 66 | 44.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 63 | 38.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | – | 32.5 | – |
| 2003 | – | 24.9 | – |
| 2002 | – | 21.2 | – |
| 2001 | 52.7 | 9.9 | – |
| 2000 | 46.8 | 7.3 | – |
| 1999 | 40.8 | 5.5 | – |
| 1998 | 30.8 | 4.1 | – |
| 1997 | 16.4 | 2.1 | – |
| 1996 | 3.3 | 1.3 | – |
| 1995 | 2.8 | 0.6 | – |
| 1994 | 2.2 | 0.4 | – |
| 1993 | 2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1992 | 1.8 | 0.1 | – |
| 1991 | 1.1 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0.6 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025