Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France
France: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
45th
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.9%
in 2024
All-time low
78.7%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France, 2018–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
France ranks 45th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 78.7% | — |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 95.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- France's 95.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 100% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 78.7% | 95.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 95.9% | 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 share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in France was 95.9% in 2024, 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 95.9% in 2024.
- 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 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).