Broadband internet coverage by speed in France
France: Broadband internet coverage by speed was 99.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 40 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2019
All-time low
97.0%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Broadband internet coverage by speed in France, 2013–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
In 2020, broadband internet coverage by speed in France stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
France ranks 9th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Broadband internet coverage by speed in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.0% | — |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 99.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.6%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 7 Switzerland 99.8% compare
- 7 Czechia 99.8% compare
- 10 Greece 99.6% compare
- 11 Netherlands 99.5% compare
- 11 Netherlands 99.5% compare
More science & technology data for France
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 143.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8809 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by speed in France?
- Broadband internet coverage by speed in France was 99.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2013.
- How does France rank for broadband internet coverage by speed?
- France ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is broadband internet coverage by speed rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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