Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in France
France: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in France, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in France is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in France peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2012.
That places France 72nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.0% | — |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +215.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- France's 99.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +215.0% | 20.0% | 63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.9% | 20.0% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 70 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 70 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 72 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 72 Barbados 99.0% compare
- 72 Belarus 99.0% compare
- 72 Curaçao 99.0% compare
- 72 Estonia 99.0% compare
- 72 Israel 99.0% compare
- 72 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 72 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 72 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 72 Oman 99.0% compare
- 72 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 72 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 72 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 72 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 72 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 72 Curacao 99.0% compare
- 72 United States 99.0% 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 proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in France?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in France was 99.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2012.
- How does France rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- France ranks 72nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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