Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in France
France: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in France, 2000–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in France is 99.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in France peaked at 99.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2001.
That places France 106th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 104 Brunei 99.1% compare
- 104 Rwanda 99.1% compare
- 106 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 106 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 106 Aruba 99.0% compare
- 106 Austria 99.0% compare
- 106 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 106 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 106 Chile 99.0% compare
- 106 Gabon 99.0% compare
- 106 Israel 99.0% compare
- 106 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 106 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 106 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 106 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 106 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 106 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 106 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 106 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 106 Syria 99.0% compare
- 106 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 106 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 106 Tunisia 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for France
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 13,386 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.2% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,189 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 56.90 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in France?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in France was 99.0% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- How does France rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- France ranks 106th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)