Car Statistics

Car statistics for France

In 2024, 1,781,580 new passenger cars were registered in France, of which 16.6% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
1,781,580
EV share
16.6%
Total car fleet (2024)
39,738,933

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in France per year
20130.5%
20140.6%
20150.9%
20161.1%
20171.2%
20181.4%
20191.9%
20206.6%
20219.7%
202213.1%
202316.5%
202416.6%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in France by fuel (2024)
Hybrid599,722 (33.7%)
Petrol530,232 (29.8%)
Electric295,053 (16.6%)
Diesel152,223 (8.5%)
Plug-in hybrid147,094 (8.3%)
Other56,644 (3.2%)
Hydrogen531 (0.0%)
Gas81 (0.0%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in France per year
20131,756,953
20141,765,855
20151,886,229
20161,984,471
20172,157,670
20182,223,581
20192,258,277
20201,693,530
20211,708,675
20221,576,950
20231,841,326
20241,781,580

Car fleet by age (2024)

52.5% of passenger cars in France are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in France by age (2024)
Under 2 years3,538,641 (8.9%)
2–5 years4,957,283 (12.5%)
5–10 years10,397,293 (26.2%)
10–20 years15,894,354 (40.0%)
Over 20 years4,951,362 (12.5%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 39,738,933 registered passenger cars in France, 46.9% run on petrol, 48.8% on diesel and 4.3% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in France by fuel (2024)
Petrol18,623,070 (46.9%)
Diesel19,404,333 (48.8%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)1,711,530 (4.3%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in France emitted on average 94.1 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so France is below the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in France (g/km)
2010130.5 g
2011127.7 g
2012124.4 g
2013117.4 g
2014114.2 g
2015111 g
2016109.8 g
2017133.8 g
2018136 g
2019137.9 g
2020121.1 g
2021108.6 g
2022103.1 g
202396.8 g
202494.1 g

EV charging stations

France has 20,821 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 30.2 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

France recorded 4.6 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (3,181 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so France is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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