Mobile internet usage penetration in France 2011-2019, by urban area size

Published by Laura Ceci, Mar 21, 2022
This statistic represents the penetration of mobile Internet access in France from 2011 to 2019, by urban area size. The share of respondents living in Paris and its surroundings who accessed mobile Internet increased from 42.2 percent in 2011 to 81.1 percent in 2019. That same year, more than 70 percent of people living in urban areas of 50 to 200 thousand inhabitants had accessed their mobile Internet within three months prior to the survey.

Mobile internet usage penetration in France from 2011 to 2019, by urban area size

CharacteristicCommune* that does not belong to an urban areaUrban area of less than 50 thousand inhabitantsUrban area of 50 to 200 thousand inhabitantsUrban area of more than 200 thousand inhabitants (except Paris)Paris urban area
2019 68.7% 70.4% 71% 77.2% 81.1%
2018 61.1% 61.1% 64.4% 69.9% 75.6%
2017 52.8% 52.6% 57.6% 65.2% 74.2%
2016 46.6% 47.1% 50.5% 57.9% 64.9%
2015 46.5% 47.5% 50.4% 58.3% 67.7%
2014 43.6% 42.7% 49.6% 56.1% 65.3%
2013 34.8% 38.8% 40.9% 49.3% 59.8%
2012 29.5% 31.4% 33.4% 42.7% 50.8%
2011 18.3% 21.5% 23.3% 30.1% 42.2%
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Release date

April 2020

Region

France

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Mobile internet usage within the past three months

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Lowest level of administrative division in France.

Scope: individuals aged 15 and older, living in an ordinary household in France (including overseas departments and territories).

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