Number of own bank branches (2017)

The number of traditional bank branches is decreasing. As can be seen from the data presented in the table below, over the year (2016-2017), the network of bank branches in Poland decreased by over half a thousand (currently the total number of traditional bank branches, excluding partner branches, amounts to nearly 6 thousand). None of the 20 largest banks increased the number of their branches, and only a few reduced them. Therefore, it can be concluded that both the cost of servicing traditional bank branches is a significant expense in the general operations of banks, as well as traditional branches are not so eagerly visited in the era of the digital revolution and the gradual implementation of online banking.