Global number of operational nuclear reactors 2023, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2024

As of December 31, 2023, there were 246 nuclear reactors around the world that were 35 years old or older. This represented more than half of the number of operational nuclear reactors worldwide. At the time, 25 reactors worldwide were at least 50 years old.

Number of nuclear reactors in operation worldwide as of December 2023, by age

Age of reactors in yearsNumber of reactors
0 5
1 6
2 6
3 5
4 6
5 9
6 4
7 10
8 10
9 5
10 4
11 3
12 6
Showing entries 1 to 13 (55 entries in total)
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July 2024

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December 31, 2023

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