France vs Poland
France vs Poland: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 88.7% in France and 88.6% in Poland, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in France, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in Poland.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- France has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2024, France ranked 65 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 | France | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 88.7 | 88.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 86.8 | 86.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 85.3 | 86.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 86.1 | 85.4 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 84.7 | 83.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 83.3 | 80.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 82 | 77.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 80.5 | 76 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 79.3 | 73.3 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 78 | 68 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 83.8 | 66.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 81.9 | 62.9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 81.4 | 62.3 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 77.8 | 62 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 77.3 | 62.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 71.6 | 59 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 70.7 | 53.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 66.1 | 48.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 46.9 | 44.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 42.9 | 38.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 39.2 | 32.5 | – |
| 2003 | 36.1 | 24.9 | – |
| 2002 | 30.2 | 21.2 | – |
| 2001 | 26.3 | 9.9 | – |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 7.3 | – |
| 1999 | 9.1 | 5.5 | – |
| 1998 | 6.3 | 4.1 | – |
| 1997 | 4.3 | 2.1 | – |
| 1996 | 2.6 | 1.3 | – |
| 1995 | 1.6 | 0.6 | – |
| 1994 | 0.9 | 0.4 | – |
| 1993 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 1992 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – |
| 1991 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 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
France vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025