France vs United Kingdom: Mobile phone subscriptions

France
77.53 million
in 2023
United Kingdom
84.10 million
in 2024
France rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
24th

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M198020022024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 84.10 million against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 6.58 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
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