This graph shows the proportion of French people who are in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024. The survey displays that around 30 percent of respondents declared they strongly disagreed with the reintroduction of capital punishment in France.
France abolished the death penalty in 1981.
Proportion of French people in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Voici maintenant une liste de phrases. Pour chacune d'elles, êtes-vous tout à fait, plutôt, plutôt pas ou pas d'accord du tout ?- Il faudrait rétablir la peine de mort"
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Sciences Po (Cevipof). (February 14, 2024). Proportion of French people in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994260/reintroduction-death-penalty-france/
Sciences Po (Cevipof). "Proportion of French people in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024." Chart. February 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994260/reintroduction-death-penalty-france/
Sciences Po (Cevipof). (2024). Proportion of French people in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994260/reintroduction-death-penalty-france/
Sciences Po (Cevipof). "Proportion of French People in Favor of The Reintroduction of The Death Penalty in France in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994260/reintroduction-death-penalty-france/
Sciences Po (Cevipof), Proportion of French people in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994260/reintroduction-death-penalty-france/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Proportion of French people in favor of the reintroduction of the death penalty in France in 2024 [Graph], Sciences Po (Cevipof), February 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994260/reintroduction-death-penalty-france/
