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    "code": "IT.NET.USER.ZS",
    "name": "Individuals using the Internet (% of population)",
    "unit": "% of population",
    "definition": "Individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last 3 months."
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    "code": "FRA",
    "name": "France",
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      "name": "Europe & Central Asia"
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    "latestYear": 2024
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      "year": 1991,
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      "year": 1992,
      "value": 0.279
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      "year": 1993,
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      "year": 1994,
      "value": 0.9
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      "year": 1995,
      "value": 1.64
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    {
      "year": 1996,
      "value": 2.58
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    {
      "year": 1997,
      "value": 4.26
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    {
      "year": 1998,
      "value": 6.32
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    {
      "year": 1999,
      "value": 9.13
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    {
      "year": 2000,
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    {
      "year": 2001,
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    {
      "year": 2002,
      "value": 30.18
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      "year": 2003,
      "value": 36.14
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    {
      "year": 2004,
      "value": 39.15
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    {
      "year": 2005,
      "value": 42.87
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    {
      "year": 2006,
      "value": 46.87
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      "year": 2007,
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    {
      "year": 2008,
      "value": 70.68
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    {
      "year": 2009,
      "value": 71.58
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    {
      "year": 2010,
      "value": 77.28
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    {
      "year": 2011,
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    {
      "year": 2012,
      "value": 81.44
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      "year": 2013,
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      "value": 83.7510996681821
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    {
      "year": 2015,
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      "value": 79.2698113207547
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      "year": 2017,
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    {
      "year": 2018,
      "value": 82.0431867788484
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    {
      "year": 2019,
      "value": 83.3397440866883
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    {
      "year": 2020,
      "value": 84.70639801
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    {
      "year": 2021,
      "value": 86.09548575
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    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 85.33331734
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    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 86.83635789
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    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 88.65381638
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  "provenance": {
    "publisher": "International Telecommunication Union (ITU)",
    "dataset": "World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database",
    "surface": "World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), Indicators API v2",
    "metadataUrl": "https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/world-development-indicators/series/IT.NET.USER.ZS",
    "retrievalUrl": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?date=1990:2024&format=json&per_page=20000&source=2",
    "retrievedAt": "2026-08-28",
    "license": "CC BY-4.0",
    "attribution": "Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data."
  },
  "humanUrl": "https://worlddiscoverydata.com/indicators/internet-use/country/fra/history/"
}