Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Poland

Poland: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 20,936 Crashes in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
20,936 Crashes
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
3rd
of 8 groups
All-time high
66,582 Crashes
in 1997
All-time low
20,936 Crashes
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Poland, 1970–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Crashes.

Analysis

Poland recorded 20,936 Crashes for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Poland peaked at 66,582 Crashes in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20,936 Crashes, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 40,045 Crashes 39,036 Crashes 41,813 Crashes 10
1980s 39,272 Crashes 35,768 Crashes 46,338 Crashes 10
1990s 55,647 Crashes 48,901 Crashes 66,582 Crashes 10
2000s 50,460 Crashes 44,196 Crashes 57,331 Crashes 10
2010s 34,813 Crashes 30,288 Crashes 40,065 Crashes 10
2020s 22,154 Crashes 20,936 Crashes 23,540 Crashes 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 United States of America 6.10 million Crashes compare
  2. 2 India 464,910 Crashes compare
  3. 3 Japan 290,895 Crashes compare
  4. 4 Germany 290,701 Crashes compare
  5. 5 Italy 173,364 Crashes compare
  6. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105,680 Crashes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Poland?
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Poland was 20,936 Crashes in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 66,582 Crashes in 1997.
What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 20,936 Crashes in 2023.
How does Poland rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Poland ranks 3rd out of 8 groups with data for 2023.
Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Unit
Crashes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 2,505 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.