Broadband internet coverage by technology in France
France: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 96.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
96.9%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 40 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2017
All-time low
96.9%
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Broadband internet coverage by technology in France, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
France recorded 96.9% for broadband internet coverage by technology in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in France peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2025.
That places France 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Broadband internet coverage by technology in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.4% | — |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | -2.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 96.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.8%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 96.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 96.9% | 99.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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 technology in France?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in France was 96.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2025.
- How does France rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- France ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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