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 214 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in France, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0.0164 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0.0705 per 100 people | +331.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1759 per 100 people | +149.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3176 per 100 people | +80.6% |
| 1990 | 0.502 per 100 people | +58.1% |
| 1991 | 0.662 per 100 people | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.768 per 100 people | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 1 per 100 people | +30.5% |
| 1994 | 1.54 per 100 people | +53.9% |
| 1995 | 2.27 per 100 people | +47.0% |
| 1996 | 4.27 per 100 people | +88.4% |
| 1997 | 10.06 per 100 people | +135.3% |
| 1998 | 19.3 per 100 people | +91.9% |
| 1999 | 36.73 per 100 people | +90.3% |
| 2000 | 48.84 per 100 people | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 61.76 per 100 people | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 63.96 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 68.66 per 100 people | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 72.81 per 100 people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 78.03 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 83.26 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 88.67 per 100 people | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 92.34 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 91.78 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.12 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.85 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 97.19 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 98.35 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 101.13 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 102.72 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 103.82 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 105.72 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 107.48 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 109.6 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 110.39 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 113.95 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 115.95 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 116.69 per 100 people | +0.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 116.69 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 125.74 per 100 people, 93% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- France's 116.69 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 122.78 per 100 people, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +331.2% | 0.0164 per 100 people | 0.0705 per 100 people |
| 1988 | +149.4% | 0.0705 per 100 people | 0.1759 per 100 people |
| 1997 | +135.3% | 4.27 per 100 people | 10.06 per 100 people |
| 1998 | +91.9% | 10.06 per 100 people | 19.3 per 100 people |
| 1999 | +90.3% | 19.3 per 100 people | 36.73 per 100 people |
| 1996 | +88.4% | 2.27 per 100 people | 4.27 per 100 people |
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
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5453 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
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 214 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.