What does the France annual road deaths table measure?

This table measures the annual number of injury accidents, fatal accidents, injured persons, and people killed within 30 days of a road accident in France.

Which road-user categories are included in the French road safety data?

The data includes breakdowns for pedestrians, cyclists, powered personal transporter riders, moped riders, motorcyclists, and occupants of cars, vans, lorries, and buses.

How far back do the France road accident statistics go?

The annual historical series for road accidents and deaths in France are available starting from 1954.

What territories are covered in this French road safety dataset?

The dataset covers metropolitan France, overseas départements, and overseas collectivities, allowing for regional comparisons of road safety trends.

France annual road deaths and accidents

Name: France annual road deaths and accidents
Creator: ONISR – Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière, séries longues du BAAC
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

France annual road deaths and accidents are published by the ONISR.

Source: ONISR – Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière, séries longues du BAACLast updated: Sep 17, 2026, 15:20Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970	1969	1968	1967	1966	1965	1964	1963	1962	1961	1960	1959	1958	1957	1956	1955	1954
Metropolitan France4
Injury accidents	51,837	51,058	51,641	52,380	53,540	45,121	56,016	55,766	58,613	57,522	56,603	58,191	56,812	60,437	65,024	67,288	72,315	74,487	81,272	80,309	84,525	85,390	90,220	105,470	116,745	121,223
of which fatal accidents	3,088	3,011	2,984	3,077	2,771	2,403	3,050	3,050	3,221	3,228	3,160	3,146	3,020	3,386	3,647	3,706	3,956	3,933	4,265	4,326	4,857
People killed within 30 days	3,263	3,193	3,167	3,267	2,944	2,541	3,244	3,248	3,448	3,477	3,461	3,384	3,268	3,653	3,963	3,992	4,273	4,275	4,620	4,709	5,318	5,593.01	6,126.44	7,741.7	8,252.68	8,170.37
People injured	65,366	64,535	64,674	65,430	67,057	55,836	70,490	69,887	73,384	72,645	70,802	73,048	70,607	75,851	81,251	84,461	90,934	93,798	103,201	102,125	108,076	108,366	115,533.56	137,339.3	153,412.32	161,589.63
Overseas départements4
Injury accidents	2,729	2,851	2,740	2,448	2,503	2,120	2,273	2,017	2,088	1,910	2,051	1,663	1,585	1,813	1,950	2,091	2,094	2,280	2,578	2,684	2,051
of which fatal accidents	166	145	127	159	173	153	157	136	139	165	146	159	151	177	141	164	159	159	201	204	211
People killed within 30 days	179	160	135	172	183	165	162	144	152	178	155	173	159	189	148	180	170	168	218	233	225
People injured	3,555	3,672	3,627	3,208	3,150	2,703	2,953	2,642	2,767	2,482	2,582	2,094	2,038	2,358	2,621	2,712	2,779	3,107	3,508	3,855	3,607
Overseas collectivities4
Injury accidents	527	493	441	474	475	503	551	569	523	487	544	577	713	770	787	755
of which fatal accidents	69	70	92	101	88	60	77	81	70	75	67	77	65	84	73	93
People killed within 30 days	73	79	96	111	92	74	92	96	84	83	71	89	68	94	85	100
People injured	663	628	573	603	619	709	722	724	689	692	774	791	966	1,067	1,040	986
People killed by age (metropolitan France)1
All ages8	3,263	3,193	3,167	3,267	2,944	2,541	3,244	3,248	3,448	3,477	3,461	3,384	3,268	3,653	3,963	3,992	4,273	4,275	4,620	4,709	5,318	5,232	5,731	7,242	7,720	7,643	8,029	8,437	7,989	8,080	8,412	8,533	9,052	9,083	9,617	10,289	10,528	10,548	9,855	10,959	10,447	11,525	11,675	12,030	11,953	12,514	12,197	11,956	12,961	13,577	12,996	13,327	15,469	16,545	16,061	15,036	14,664	14,268	13,582
0 to 13	58	46	49	59	85	62	61	76	93	96	85	97	91	99	105	111	98	104	139	106	112	147	172	215	240	280	290	313	322	331	356	369	372	373	439	448	477	495	508	561	555	616	642	683	701	770	778	761	838	824	889	905	1,124	1,138	1,205	1,153	1,095	1,115	1,218
14 to 17	133	94	116	98	101	89	92	116	112	108	141	131	108	147	167	180	213	193	225	250	291	248	296	324	395	394	420	377	447	421	429	377	410	345	393	486	504	488	484	536	547	561	589	687	694	865	801	796	848	972	857	934	980	1,025	956	865	853	809	675
18 to 24	528	529	497	549	505	449	549	503	562	597	619	582	636	753	813	831	901	958	981	1,037	1,222	1,227	1,218	1,562	1,726	1,633	1,746	1,825	1,673	1,666	1,857	1,971	2,173	2,315	2,377	2,520	2,536	2,551	2,337	2,723	2,494	2,852	2,932	3,008	3,014	3,154	3,084	2,858	3,089	3,147	2,964	2,906	3,446	3,640	3,346	2,877	2,796	2,518	2,426
25 to 44	825	841	830	886	764	679	899	921	1,008	994	1,024	1,041	1,005	1,082	1,272	1,249	1,366	1,342	1,491	1,404	1,645	1,718	1,858	2,435	2,579	2,522	2,667	2,902	2,668	2,685	2,794	2,743	3,001	3,030	3,337	3,466	3,460	3,302	3,085	3,375	3,211	3,459	3,373	3,336	3,260	3,222	3,162	2,930	3,331	3,427	3,246	3,495	4,072	4,378	4,109	3,823	3,876	3,860	3,568
45 to 64	799	783	788	793	719	619	794	790	804	796	761	761	740	827	847	856	899	867	892	946	1,034	981	1,065	1,356	1,410	1,411	1,490	1,512	1,461	1,502	1,562	1,564	1,636	1,626	1,620	1,840	1,897	1,886	1,888	2,104	2,055	2,355	2,403	2,437	2,384	2,446	2,381	2,473	2,685	2,884	2,888	2,905	3,394	3,759	3,871	3,841	3,690	3,677	3,499
65 to 74	382	365	370	386	321	291	317	332	342	320	312	283	254	264	280	264	288	282	356	343	384	369	460	601	603	590	636	722	703	751	743	804	714	721	658	694	704	817	719	791	717	764	857	908	1,002	1,115	1,117	1,211	1,241	1,399	1,322	1,330	1,490	1,633	1,612	1,586	1,530	1,490	1,394
75 to 84	344	346	338	316	274	229	317	301	343	366	319	310	293	341	330	366	353	388	392	431	490	434	467	538	523	508	530	536	525	505	471	494	565	511	610	658	756	797	666	727	726	725	675	744	684	699	650	647	641	758	686	698	783	796	768	765	716	665	668
85 and over	194	189	179	180	175	123	215	209	184	200	200	178	141	140	148	134	155	141	136	127	120	95	113	126	162	172	198	242	179	210	192	200	171	142	159	151	164	179	127	108	97	132	144	164	130	134	128	145	174	132	120	130	133	134	140	126	108	134	134
People killed by road-user category (metropolitan France)1
All road users10	3,263	3,193	3,167	3,267	2,944	2,541	3,244	3,248	3,448	3,477	3,461	3,384	3,268	3,653	3,963	3,992	4,273	4,275	4,620	4,709	5,318	5,232	5,731	7,242	7,720	7,643	8,029	8,437	7,989	8,080	8,412	8,533	9,052	9,083	9,617	10,289	10,528	10,548	9,855	10,959	10,447	11,525	11,675	12,030	11,953	12,514	12,197	11,956	12,961	13,577	12,996	13,327	15,469	16,545	16,061	15,036	14,664	14,274	13,585	12,158	12,150	11,105	10,027	9,928	9,140	8,295	8,409	8,126	8,517	8,283	8,058	7,539
Pedestrians	503	456	439	488	414	391	483	470	484	559	468	499	465	489	519	485	496	548	561	535	635	550	592	819	778	793	882	988	929	987	1,027	1,126	1,131	1,165	1,327	1,407	1,472	1,592	1,479	1,639	1,557	1,760	1,879	1,910	1,952	2,201	2,092	2,125	2,371	2,463	2,517	2,690	2,914	3,180	3,341	3,202	3,117	3,062	3,120	2,748	2,874	2,577	2,272	2,372	2,088	1,889	1,892	1,802	1,829	1,768	1,790	1,544
Cyclists	235	224	221	245	227	178	187	175	173	162	149	159	147	164	141	147	162	148	142	181	180	167	190	211	242	255	307	301	329	300	374	321	329	348	364	401	407	401	419	438	426	465	536	501	555	659	589	571	577	643	565	574	665	728	738	795	820	822	838	753	828	843	819	853	905	848	856	827	1,046	1,165	1,363	1,322
Powered personal transporters (e-scooters)	79	45	44	35	24	7	10
Moped riders	118	123	95	124	96	100	134	133	117	121	155	165	159	179	220	248	299	291	325	317	356	321	372	366	426	431	466	418	471	478	471	472	490	504	504	657	688	717	675	714	797	864	955	1,113.25	1,057.52	1,273.49	1,381	1,618	1,735	2,079	2,131	2,319	2,526	2,647	2,666	2,638	2,598	2,602	2,497	2,387	2,362	2,259	1,978	2,020	1,887	1,625	1,601	1,444	1,384	1,143	862	648
Motorcyclists	579	597	611	594	572	479	615	627	669	613	614	625	631	664	760	704	888	795	830	769	881	814	813	973	1,011	886	901	901	831	741	780	816	861	945	980	946	930	862	793	790	810	820	846	806.75	813.48	1,056.51	970	782	842	770	698	721	739	700	549	306	236	188	184	190	254	279	389	574	770	1,004	1,291	1,542	1,982	1,932	1,970	1,888
Car occupants	1,543	1,518	1,512	1,565	1,414	1,243	1,622	1,637	1,767	1,760	1,796	1,663	1,612	1,882	2,062	2,117	2,160	2,205	2,464	2,626	3,065	3,186	3,481	4,602	4,998	5,006	5,161	5,491	5,069	5,240	5,389	5,423	5,835	5,725	5,992	6,295	6,514	6,439	6,002	6,867	6,419	7,121	6,956	7,111	6,970	6,701	6,547	6,233	6,780	7,014	6,431	6,373	7,916	8,627	8,100	7,523	7,285	7,046	6,438	5,538	5,329	4,604	4,081	3,567	3,011	2,540	2,302	2,072	1,772	2,168	1,951	1,970
Van occupants	109	120	125	104	103	59	98	92	99	130	120	143	133	145	134	146	145	135	131	120	56	58	75	76	75	75	136	143	122	139	126	154	159	187	188	238	217	216	174	171	161	193	152	214	234	267	263	260	277	235	275	243	224	242	246	189	233	202	200	244	211	238	224	217	185	118	178	156	176
Lorry occupants	42	30	45	48	44	33	36	44	51	55	56	56	57	56	67	65	54	76	68	87	90	80	107	125	135	116	104	108	110	113	128	122	136	123	154	194	180	192	177	207	148	159	198	183	215	209	202	214	229	251	201	269	260	274	253	226	232	207	175	169	150	133	135	162	172	110	140	122	161
Bus and coach occupants	9	7	5	1	4	3	4	3	14	12	43	9	7	6	0	4	5	19	35	6	14	20	44	10	13	19	8	13	34	8	41	18	23	6	29	32	15	19	9	14	15	18	27	64	25	34	38	35	26	7	47	17	72	32	52	28	16	24	7	18	11	52	15	25	8	27	16	28	23
Other road users	46	73	70	63	46	48	55	67	74	65	60	65	57	68	60	76	64	58	64	68	41	36	57	60	42	62	64	74	94	74	76	81	88	80	79	119	105	110	127	119	114	125	126	127	131	113	115	118	124	115	131	121	153	115	116	129	127	121	126	111	131	120	114	138	114	134	133	133	144	107	122	167

Latest reading

People killed within 30 days stood at 3,263 Persons in 2025. That is +2.2% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 2000 to 2025.

Latest: 3,263 Persons; 2025
vs previous period: +2.2%; 2024

About this data

France annual road deaths and accidents are published by the ONISR. This dataset includes injury accidents, fatal accidents, and people injured or killed within 30 days. Figures are broken down by territory, age group, and road-user category such as pedestrians, cyclists, and car occupants. Annual historical series for metropolitan France and overseas territories are available since 1954.

Frequently asked questions

What does the France annual road deaths table measure?: This table measures the annual number of injury accidents, fatal accidents, injured persons, and people killed within 30 days of a road accident in France.
Which road-user categories are included in the French road safety data?: The data includes breakdowns for pedestrians, cyclists, powered personal transporter riders, moped riders, motorcyclists, and occupants of cars, vans, lorries, and buses.
How far back do the France road accident statistics go?: The annual historical series for road accidents and deaths in France are available starting from 1954.
What territories are covered in this French road safety dataset?: The dataset covers metropolitan France, overseas départements, and overseas collectivities, allowing for regional comparisons of road safety trends.