Number of people with and without electricity access in France
France: Number of people with and without electricity access was 68.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.55 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 214 countries
All-time high
68.55 million
in 2024
All-time low
58.26 million
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in France, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 68.55 million for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in France peaked at 68.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.26 million, in 1990.
France ranks 21st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.26 million | — |
| 1991 | 58.55 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 58.85 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 59.10 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 59.32 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.54 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 59.75 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.97 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.19 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.92 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 61.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 61.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.18 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.66 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.18 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.55 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.40 million | 58.26 million | 60.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.90 million | 60.92 million | 64.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.31 million | 65.03 million | 67.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.11 million | 67.60 million | 68.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More energy & mining data for France
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.1487 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1487 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in France?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in France was 68.55 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 68.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.26 million in 1990.
- How does France rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- France ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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