Mobile cellular subscriptions in France
France: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 116.69 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in France, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
France recorded 116.69 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in France peaked at 116.69 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
France ranks 99th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.058 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.3176 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.71 per 100 people | 0.502 per 100 people | 36.73 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.01 per 100 people | 48.84 per 100 people | 92.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.1 per 100 people | 91.12 per 100 people | 109.6 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.24 per 100 people | 110.39 per 100 people | 116.69 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More infrastructure data for France
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in France?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in France was 116.69 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 116.69 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does France rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- France ranks 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.