What is fixed telephone subscriptions in France?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in France was 56.11 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 64.86 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 4.8 per 100 people in 1961.

How does France rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

France ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this France data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in France

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in France
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

France: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 56.11 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

56.11 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

5th

of 213 countries

All-time high

64.86 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

4.8 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in France, 1960–2023

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in France is 56.11 per 100 people, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in France peaked at 64.86 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.8 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places France 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.55 per 100 people	4.8 per 100 people	6.36 per 100 people	10
1970s	13.94 per 100 people	8.41 per 100 people	26.13 per 100 people	10
1980s	40.06 per 100 people	29.6 per 100 people	47.97 per 100 people	10
1990s	54.56 per 100 people	49.3 per 100 people	58 per 100 people	10
2000s	56.77 per 100 people	54.7 per 100 people	64.86 per 100 people	10
2010s	60.5 per 100 people	57.5 per 100 people	64.06 per 100 people	10
2020s	57.04 per 100 people	56.11 per 100 people	57.63 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near France

2 United States Virgin Islands 87.66 per 100 people compare
3 Andorra 64.95 per 100 people compare
4 British Virgin Islands 61.93 per 100 people compare
6 Portugal 53 per 100 people compare
7 Cayman Islands 49.97 per 100 people compare
8 Japan 47.7 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for France

Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 64.64 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 497,793 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4,302 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 200 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,933 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 88.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 21.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in France?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in France was 56.11 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 64.86 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 4.8 per 100 people in 1961.
How does France rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: France ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.