Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France
France: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 141 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2023
All-time low
78.7%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France, 2018–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
France ranks 40th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 78.7% | 95.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.9% | 95.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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 that owns a mobile phone in France?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France was 95.7% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2018.
- How does France rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- France ranks 40th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)