Mobile internet usage by urban area in France

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

Characteristic	Commune* that does not belong to an urban area	Urban area of less than 50 thousand inhabitants	Urban area of 50 to 200 thousand inhabitants	Urban 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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April 2020

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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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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.