Number of people with and without electricity access by country
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
1.45 billion people
India
Lowest
9,646 people
Tuvalu
Median
5.67 million people
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,702
What the numbers show
Number of people with and without electricity access is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 1.45 billion people in India; the lowest is 9,646 people in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.67 million people, and the mean is 34.86 million people.
Over the past decade 183 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 356.6%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 30.2%).
Number of people with and without electricity access: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.45 billion people | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.41 billion people | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 340.00 million people | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 283.20 million people | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 240.47 million people | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 211.57 million people | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 172.69 million people | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 145.43 million people | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 143.67 million people | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 130.60 million people | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 123.97 million people | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 12 | Egypt | 116.54 million people | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 109.82 million people | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 100.99 million people | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 15 | Iran | 91.57 million people | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 85.52 million people | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 83.52 million people | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 74.75 million people | 2024 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 71.67 million people | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 69.28 million people | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 21 | France | 68.55 million people | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 58.95 million people | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 57.73 million people | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 52.30 million people | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 25 | South Korea | 51.75 million people | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 48.85 million people | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 46.81 million people | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 28 | Iraq | 46.04 million people | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 44.97 million people | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 43.82 million people | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 31 | Kenya | 43.45 million people | 2024 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 41.26 million people | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 38.08 million people | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 37.86 million people | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 37.44 million people | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 36.56 million people | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 36.36 million people | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 38 | Tanzania | 35.93 million people | 2024 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Malaysia | 35.56 million people | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 35.30 million people | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 41 | Yemen | 35.02 million people | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 42 | Sudan | 33.30 million people | 2024 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 33.02 million people | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ghana | 31.64 million people | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 29.03 million people | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela | 28.41 million people | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 27.66 million people | 2024 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Australia | 27.19 million people | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.59 million people | 2024 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.28 million people | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 51 | Syria | 22.03 million people | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 21.92 million people | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 53 | Angola | 21.03 million people | 2024 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 20.97 million people | 2024 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 20.59 million people | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 19.57 million people | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 19.05 million people | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Netherlands | 17.99 million people | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 17.86 million people | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 17.50 million people | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 16.73 million people | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 62 | North Korea | 16.27 million people | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 15.34 million people | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Madagascar | 13.59 million people | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Mozambique | 12.78 million people | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 12.28 million people | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 67 | Mali | 12.12 million people | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia | 11.99 million people | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 69 | Belgium | 11.86 million people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 11.55 million people | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 11.42 million people | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 11.37 million people | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 10.99 million people | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 10.98 million people | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 75 | Czechia | 10.90 million people | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 76 | Portugal | 10.69 million people | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 10.58 million people | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 78 | Sweden | 10.57 million people | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 10.41 million people | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 80 | Somalia | 10.34 million people | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 10.34 million people | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 10.31 million people | 2024 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 83 | Rwanda | 10.26 million people | 2024 | up 356.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 10.20 million people | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 85 | Israel | 10.00 million people | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 86 | Hungary | 9.56 million people | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 87 | Austria | 9.18 million people | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 88 | Belarus | 9.13 million people | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 89 | Switzerland | 9.01 million people | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 8.53 million people | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 8.01 million people | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea | 7.94 million people | 2024 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Hong Kong | 7.52 million people | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 7.50 million people | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 7.49 million people | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.22 million people | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 97 | Paraguay | 6.92 million people | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia | 6.59 million people | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 6.44 million people | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 100 | Haiti | 6.35 million people | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 6.26 million people | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 6.13 million people | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 103 | Singapore | 6.04 million people | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 104 | Denmark | 5.98 million people | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 105 | Lebanon | 5.81 million people | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 106 | Niger | 5.76 million people | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | 5.71 million people | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 108 | Finland | 5.62 million people | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 109 | Norway | 5.57 million people | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 110 | Slovakia | 5.42 million people | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 111 | Ireland | 5.40 million people | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 5.29 million people | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 113 | Palestine | 5.29 million people | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 114 | Oman | 5.28 million people | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 115 | Togo | 5.14 million people | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 5.12 million people | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 4.90 million people | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 4.58 million people | 2024 | up 196.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 4.33 million people | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 120 | Croatia | 3.87 million people | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 3.81 million people | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 3.49 million people | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 3.39 million people | 2024 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | 3.39 million people | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 3.38 million people | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Congo | 3.36 million people | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 3.20 million people | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.16 million people | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 129 | Armenia | 3.03 million people | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 130 | Lithuania | 2.89 million people | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 131 | Qatar | 2.86 million people | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Burundi | 2.82 million people | 2024 | up 273.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Jamaica | 2.77 million people | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 134 | Chad | 2.72 million people | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 2.70 million people | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 2.41 million people | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova | 2.40 million people | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 138 | Albania | 2.38 million people | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | Slovenia | 2.13 million people | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 2.02 million people | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 1.96 million people | 2024 | up 356.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Eritrea | 1.96 million people | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 1.90 million people | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Latvia | 1.87 million people | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 1.82 million people | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 146 | Namibia | 1.80 million people | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 147 | Bahrain | 1.59 million people | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 148 | Lesotho | 1.42 million people | 2024 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Estonia | 1.37 million people | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.37 million people | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 1.36 million people | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 152 | East Timor | 1.32 million people | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritius | 1.25 million people | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.23 million people | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 155 | Eswatini | 1.11 million people | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 970,186 people | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 961,991 people | 2024 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 890,704 people | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 159 | Djibouti | 808,756 people | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 160 | Comoros | 794,698 people | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 791,524 people | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 162 | Guyana | 772,911 people | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 163 | Macao | 687,000 people | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 677,012 people | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 667,646 people | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 166 | South Sudan | 644,944 people | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | 628,087 people | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 168 | Montenegro | 623,525 people | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 169 | Malta | 568,847 people | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 170 | Maldives | 527,799 people | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 516,479 people | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei | 462,721 people | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 415,404 people | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 401,283 people | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 175 | Iceland | 386,506 people | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 292,639 people | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 177 | Barbados | 282,467 people | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 281,807 people | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 218,019 people | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 214,694 people | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 183,011 people | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 179,744 people | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 183 | Guam | 167,777 people | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 184 | Curacao | 155,967 people | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 185 | Kiribati | 131,424 people | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 121,354 people | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 112,050 people | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 188 | Aruba | 107,995 people | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 189 | United States Virgin Islands | 104,377 people | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 190 | Tonga | 104,175 people | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100,616 people | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 100,599 people | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93,772 people | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 194 | Isle of Man | 84,160 people | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 195 | Andorra | 81,938 people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 74,457 people | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 197 | Dominica | 66,205 people | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 198 | Bermuda | 64,636 people | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 199 | Greenland | 56,836 people | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 54,640 people | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 201 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,843 people | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 202 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,535 people | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 44,278 people | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 204 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,350 people | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 40,450 people | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | 39,471 people | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 39,329 people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 208 | Monaco | 38,631 people | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 36,497 people | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 210 | San Marino | 33,977 people | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 211 | Saint Martin (French part) | 26,129 people | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 212 | Palau | 17,695 people | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 213 | Nauru | 11,947 people | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 9,646 people | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.