The invention discloses a household electric meter facilitating data reading. The household electric meter comprises a household electric meter main body and a protection flip, the electric meter main body is provided with an electric meter degree display area, a row of LED lamp beads are arranged at the upper side of the electric meter degree display area on the household electric meter main body, an infrared sensor is arranged at the lower side of the electric meter degree display area on the household electric meter main body, the internal part of the electric meter main body is provided with a single-chip microcomputer, the LED lamp beads and the infrared sensor are both electrically connected with the single-chip microcomputer, the household electric meter main body is provided with an installation groove, and the protection flip is arranged in the installation groove. According to the household electric meter, the structural design is reasonable, by employing the combined design of the LED lamp beads and the infrared sensor, the reading of the household electric meter can still be clearly read even in a dark environment, the search of extra lighting devices is avoided, the LED lamp beads can be automatically turned off when the reading is not needed, and effects of power saving and prolonging the service lifetime of the LED lamp beads are achieved.