Number of people with and without electricity access in France
France: Number of people with and without electricity access was 68.55 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in France, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
France recorded 68.55 million people 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 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.26 million people, 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 | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.26 million people | — |
| 1991 | 58.55 million people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 58.85 million people | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 59.10 million people | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 59.32 million people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.54 million people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 59.75 million people | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.97 million people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.19 million people | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.50 million people | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.92 million people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 61.36 million people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 61.81 million people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.25 million people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.71 million people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.18 million people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.62 million people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.02 million people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.38 million people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.71 million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.03 million people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.34 million people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.66 million people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.00 million people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.31 million people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.55 million people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.72 million people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.92 million people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.16 million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.38 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.60 million people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.84 million people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.18 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.37 million people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.55 million people | +0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 68.55 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 22.5× the median. (84 countries reporting)
- France's 68.55 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.21 million people, 11.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.40 million people | 58.26 million people | 60.50 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.90 million people | 60.92 million people | 64.71 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.31 million people | 65.03 million people | 67.38 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.11 million people | 67.60 million people | 68.55 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More energy & mining data for France
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.2519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
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 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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 people 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 people 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.