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Digital & energy access · Europe & Central Asia · High income

France: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 88.7% (2024), 66th of 188 in the world and 37th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 116.7 (2023), 100th of 210 in the world and 39th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Fixed broadband is 48.9 (2024), 7th of 208 in the world and 5th of 55 in Europe & Central Asia.

Internet users88.7%2024 · world 66/188 · region 37/51Mobile subscriptions116.72023 · world 100/210 · region 39/56Fixed broadband48.92024 · world 7/208 · region 5/55Fixed telephone56.12023 · world 5/213 · region 3/56
Internet users
FranceEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025France88.7%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
FranceEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025France116.7Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: France in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population88.7%202466/18837/5114.3%77.3%84.7%+4.9 ppsince 201492.4%94.2%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people116.72023100/21039/5648.891.1110.4+19%since 2013134.6141.6111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people48.920247/2085/550.333.646.5+22%since 201434.538.720.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people56.120235/2133/5657.164.157.3−7.5%since 201323.328.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people57,275202423/21516/56·27836,108+4,717%since 201449,28585,83116,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%202436/21518/57100.0%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%100.0%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%202437/21118/57100.0%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%99.9%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%202440/21318/57100.0%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%100.0%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population100.0%202415/1926/5198.0%99.0%100.0%+1.0 ppsince 201498.3%99.5%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person6,536 kWh202527/14910/497,224 kWh7,738 kWh6,684 kWh−9.3%since 20155,493 kWh8,989 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person3,183 kgoe202431/15014/504,130 kgoe4,040 kgoe3,230 kgoe−15%since 20142,976 kgoe4,454 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output6.4%2025111/14930/495.6%6.2%6.7%+0.2 ppsince 20157.4%5.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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France and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with France. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorFranceBrazilGermanyItalySpainNetherlands
Internet users88.7%202484.5%202493.5%202489.2%202495.8%202497.0%2024
Mobile subscriptions116.72023101.92024129.22024132.62024130.32024128.52024
Fixed broadband48.9202424.1202445.6202431.8202439.2202443.02024
Fixed telephone56.1202310.6202445.4202434.2202438.0202421.82024
Secure servers57,27520246,9412024152,114202430,647202429,9862024198,6822024
Electricity access100.0%202499.8%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%202499.2%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking100.0%202498.0%2024100.0%202499.0%202497.0%2024100.0%2024
Brazil: digital & energy accessGermany: digital & energy accessItaly: digital & energy accessSpain: digital & energy accessNetherlands: digital & energy access
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