Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in France
France: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2024
All-time low
77.8%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2024
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in France, 2018–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 95.7% for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
France ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 77.8% | — |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.4% | 95.7% | 4 |
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 share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in France?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in France was 95.7% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2018.
- How does France rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- France ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 people who own a mobile phone, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).