Public libraries in 2024
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06.06.2025
As of the end of 2024, there were 7,541 public libraries, including 4,925 library branches. During the year, 5.4 million library users[1] borrowed 98.8 million volumes of the collection.
The largest number of public libraries operated in Mazowieckie Voivodeship (943), and the lowest in Podlaskie (223). Most of the institutions (64.0%) conducted their activities in rural areas. On average, there were 4,971 people per one public library. The highest value of this indicator was recorded in Pomorskie Voivodeship (7,587 people), and the lowest in Opolskie Voivodeship (3,154 people). On average, one library had 162 square meters of library space and offered 16 seats in the reading room for library users.
[1] A registered user in the library, who borrowed at least one volume of collection in the reporting period.
