2025 Road Safety Annual Report

Published on 30/01/2026 -

Updated on 02/02/2026

- Original author : ONISR

ONISR

Annual report

Annual road safety reports

2025

Publication on 30 January 2026 of the provisional Road safety results for 2025, available for download here.

The final report will be published at the end of May 2026.

In mainland France, 3,260 people died on the roads (2,526 men and 734 women), which is 67 more than in 2024 (+2.1%). The total number of injuries is estimated at 244,000, an increase of +3.4% compared to 2024, while the estimated number of serious injuries remains stable (nearly 16,600 serious injuries).

Compared to 2019, the trend is stable for fatalities (+0.5%) and rising for injuries (+1.9% estimated injuries, including +2.0% estimated serious injuries).

253 people died on overseas roads in 2025 (207 men and 46 women), an increase of +6% compared to 2024 but equivalent to that of 2019.

179 people died in the overseas departments and regions (+12% compared to 2024 and +10% compared to 2019)
74 in the overseas collectivities or New Caledonia (-6% and -20% respectively).

The main indicators for road traffic accidents involving personal injury recorded by law enforcement agencies (BAAC file, data for year N in final version in May of year N+1, quasi-final version in January of year N+1) are certified by the Public Statistics Authority.

Road safety results in France (mainland and overseas territories)

3,513 people died in 2025 on the roads of mainland France and overseas territories (provisional ONISR results).

This figure is 2.4% higher than in 2024 and stable compared to 2019, the reference year for the decade 2020-2030.

Travel restrictions (lockdown, curfew) imposed in 2020 and the first half of 2021 to manage the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp reduction in accidents in 2020 and 2021. Therefore, the reference year used to monitor road safety performance over the decade 2020-2030 is 2019.

Road safety results - mainland France only

In mainland France, it is estimated that 3,260 people died in 2025, which is 67 more than in 2024 (+2.1%).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data on accidents involving personal injury recorded by police forces in mainland France}

According to the ONISR-Université Gustave Eiffel (Rhône Register) estimation method applied to accidents involving bodily injury recorded by law enforcement agencies in 2024, 244,000 people were injured in 2025 on the roads of mainland France, including 16,600 seriously. The number of injuries of all severity levels increased compared to 2024 (+3.4%), as did the number of serious injuries (+2.0%).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025.}
^{Data relating to accidents involving personal injury recorded by police forces in mainland France, and estimates based on ONISR-Université Gustave Eiffel modelling (Rhône Register).}

Trends for 2025 on road networks in mainland France

In 2025, 61% of fatalities and 49% of serious injuries occurred on roads outside built-up areas.
1,981 people died on roads outside built-up areas (57 more than in 2024, an increase of 3%).
In urban areas, 1,016 people died (14 fewer than in 2024, or -1%).
On motorways, 263 people died (24 more than in 2024, or +10%).

Trends for 2025 by age and gender in mainland France

Serious victims by gender

In 2025, of the 3,260 people who died on the roads, 2,526 were men and 734 were women. 77% of those who died in road accidents in mainland France were male. Thus, the proportion of men in road deaths remains predominant (77.5% compared to 77.2% in 2024, 77.3% in 2019 and 76.7% in 2018).

Regardless of the mode of transport, the proportion of men killed is consistently higher than that of women, but varies greatly depending on the mode of transport. Indeed, men account for between 58% of fatalities when walking, 74% when travelling in passenger vehicles, and 93% when travelling on motorised two-wheelers. Motorised two-wheelers are the mode of transport for which male over-mortality is most pronounced, regardless of the indicator analysed. However, this is to be expected, given the low number of women who drive motorised two-wheelers. Conversely, walking and passenger vehicles are the modes of transport for which mortality by gender is most consistent.

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data on accidents involving personal injury recorded by police forces in mainland France}

Deceased persons by age

In 2025, 135 adolescents aged 14–17 died, a sharp increase compared to 2024 (+41 fatalities) and 2019 (+43 fatalities).

523 young adults aged 18-24 died, a lower figure than in 2024 (-6 fatalities) and 2019 (-26 fatalities); the number of fatalities among 18-24 year olds per million young people in this age group remains very high, at 95 fatalities per million inhabitants.
There were 474 deaths among 25-34 year olds, an increase compared to 2024 (+33 fatalities) but a decrease compared to 2019 (-42 fatalities).
358 deaths among 35-44 year olds, a lower figure than in 2024 (-42 fatalities) and 2019 (-25 fatalities).
394 deaths among 45-54 year olds, an increase compared to 2024 (+4 fatalities) and 2019 (+12 fatalities).
There were 402 deaths among 55-64 year olds, an increase compared to 2024 (+9 fatalities) but a decrease compared to 2019 (-10 fatalities).
382 people aged 65-74 died, an increase compared to 2024 (+17 fatalities) and compared to 2019 (+65 fatalities).
345 people aged 75-84 died, a stable result compared to 2024 but an increase compared to 2019 (+28 fatalities).
189 people aged 85 or over died, a figure equivalent to that of 2024 and down compared to 2019 (-26 fatalities).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data on accidents involving personal injury recorded by police forces in mainland France}

To understand the true evolution of risk for each age group, it is useful to look at the number of deaths per million inhabitants in each age group. Thus, given the increase in the senior population, the variations that often appeared to be on the rise are now seen to be declining or stabilising. Young people and adolescents under the age of 18 now have the lowest mortality rates. The greatest progress in terms of deaths has been made among 0-13 year olds (a 48% decrease since 2010).
In 2025, 49 people per million inhabitants died in mainland France. The highest rates, indicating the age groups most at risk of dying on the roads, are:

95 deaths per million inhabitants for young people aged 18–24;
81 deaths per million for seniors aged 85 and over;
70 deaths per million for seniors aged 75–84;
61 deaths per million for people aged 25–34.

Seriously injured persons by age

Around 16,600 people were seriously injured in 2025 according to the ONISR-Université Gustave Eiffel (Rhône Register) estimation method.

47% of seriously injured people are under 35 years of age:

800 children (aged 0-13) were seriously injured, an increase compared to 2024 (+13%) and 2019 (+4%).
1,600 adolescents aged 14-17 were seriously injured, an increase compared to 2024 (+4%) and 2019 (+10%).
2,800 young adults aged 18-24 were seriously injured, an increase compared to 2024 (+1%) but stable compared to 2019.
An estimated 2,500 people aged 25-34 were seriously injured, an increase compared to 2024 (+3%) and a decrease compared to 2019 (-4%).

36% of seriously injured people are between 35 and 64 years old:

An estimated 2,000 serious injuries occurred among 35-44 year olds, an increase compared to 2024 (+5%) and 2019 (+2%).
An estimated 2,000 serious injuries were recorded among 45-54 year olds, an increase compared to 2024 (+3%) and a decrease compared to 2019 (-7%).
An estimated 2,000 serious injuries among 55-64 year olds, an increase of +10% compared to 2024 and 2019.

17% of seriously injured people are aged 65 or over:

1,400 people aged 65-74 were seriously injured, a higher figure than in 2024 (+2%) and 2019 (+6%).
1,000 people aged 75-84 were seriously injured, a higher figure than in 2024 (+4%) and 2019 (+15%).
300 people aged 85 or over are seriously injured, a decrease compared to 2023 (-1%) and 2019 (-9%).

People aged 65 or over are less likely to suffer serious injuries, but their physiological vulnerability means that they rarely survive a serious accident.

It is estimated that nearly 22,300 injured people will still be suffering from after-effects one year after the accident. People under the age of 35 account for 50% of those injured with after-effects.

Trends for 2025 according to mode of transport in mainland France

Since the pandemic, the proportion of vulnerable road users, i.e. those without motorised protection (pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooterists, users of powered two-wheelers) among those killed or seriously injured has increased.

Car occupants now account for less than half of those killed (48%).

The proportion of powered two-wheelers is increasing: they account for 23% of fatalities, 32% of serious injuries and 36% of injuries that will have lasting effects one year after the accident, despite representing less than 2% of motorised traffic.

The proportion of cyclists and users of e-scooters is increasing: they account for 8% of fatalities, 21% of serious injuries and 32% of injuries that will have lasting effects one year after the accident.

In 2025, of the 3,260 fatalities, 1,563 were occupants of passenger cars, 691 were powered two-wheelers, 501 were pedestrians, 234 were cyclists and 80 were users of e-scooters.

The number of people killed in 2025 is higher than in 2024 (+2.1%, or +67 fatalities) and 2019 (+0.5%, or +16 fatalities).

The increase is largely due to the rise in mortality among pedestrians (+45 fatalities compared to 2024, +18 fatalities compared to 2019), occupants of passenger cars (+45 fatalities compared to 2024, -59 fatalities compared to 2019) and e-scooter users (+35 fatalities compared to 2024 and +70 fatalities compared to 2019).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data on accidents involving personal injury recorded by police forces in mainland France}

Road safety results overseas

In this chapter, the results concerning accidents involving bodily injury, fatalities and injuries correspond to the final data recorded by the police in the BAAC database. The ONISR-Université Gustave Eiffel (Rhône Register) methodology for estimating the number of injuries is not currently applied overseas.

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data relating to physical accidents recorded by police forces in the DROMs, COMs and NC}

253 people died on the roads of overseas territories in 2025, 179 in overseas departments and regions and 74 in other overseas territories. This represents an increase of +6% (i.e. 14 more deaths) compared to 2024 and a stable result compared to 2019 (one fewer fatality).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data relating to physical accidents recorded by police forces in the DROMs, COMs and NC}

In 2025, passenger car fatalities accounted for more than a third of road deaths overseas, with 91 deaths. Seat belts are a major issue in overseas territories, where more than half of those killed in passenger cars, commercial vehicles or heavy goods vehicles were not wearing seat belts.

P2W fatalities, with 93 users killed, increased in 2025 compared to 2024 (+10 fatalities), accounting for more than a third of road deaths overseas. Not wearing a helmet accounts for more than one in four deaths on motorcycles.

Pedestrian fatalities, with 43 pedestrians killed, decreased in 2025 compared to 2024 (-2 fatalities) and 2019 (-10 fatalities).

Road deaths among 18-24 year olds are down compared to 2024 and 2019: 46 killed in 2025 compared to 47 killed in 2024 and 49 killed in 2019.

The mortality rate for 25-44 year olds is up compared to 2024 and 2019: 101 fatalities in 2025, compared to 88 in 2024 and 86 in 2019.

Mortality among 45-64 year olds is up compared to 2024 and down compared to 2019: 64 fatalities in 2025 compared to 59 fatalities in 2024 and 68 fatalities in 2019.

Mortality among seniors aged 65 and over is down compared to 2024 and 2019: 27 killed in 2025 compared to 32 killed in 2024 and 28 in 2019. Seniors remain much less represented than in France mainland.

Road risk varies greatly depending on the overseas territory.

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data relating to physical accidents recorded by police forces in the DROMs, COMs and NC}

The distribution of deaths according to mode of transport highlights very different proportions depending on the region.

While the average proportion of deaths involving two-wheeled motor vehicles is 37% across all overseas territories, which is 16 points higher than in mainland France,

This ratio is lowest in New Caledonia (6%) and Guadeloupe (27%);
it is more than double that of the overseas territories in French Polynesia.

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data relating to physical accidents recorded by police forces in the DROMs, COMs and NC}

In the overseas departments and regions

Road deaths are on the rise in France's overseas departments and regions. The number of fatalities rose from 160 in 2024 to 179 in 2025, an increase of 19. This represents an increase compared to 2019 (17 more fatalities).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data relating to physical accidents recorded by police forces in the DROMs}

In overseas communities

The death toll in overseas territories and New Caledonia is 74 fatalities in 2025. This is down from 2024 (5 fewer fatalities) and 2019 (18 fewer fatalities).

^{Source: ONISR final data until 2024, provisional data in 2025}
^{Data relating to physical accidents recorded by police forces in the DROMs, COMs and NC}