Individuals - internet use in France
France: Individuals - internet use was 95.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individuals - internet use in France, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for individuals - internet use in France is 95.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals - internet use in France peaked at 95.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2006.
That places France 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Individuals - internet use in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.9% | — |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 95.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- France's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individuals - internet use in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +31.6% | 46.9% | 61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 46.9% | 71.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 75.3% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 90.6% | 95.0% | 5 |
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 individuals - internet use in France?
- Individuals - internet use in France was 95.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest individuals - internet use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals - internet use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2006.
- How does France rank for individuals - internet use?
- France ranks 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individuals - internet use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Individuals - internet use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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