Number of people with and without electricity access in Austria

Austria: Number of people with and without electricity access was 9.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.18 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
87th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9.18 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.68 million
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Austria, 1990–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1990200720241990: 7.7M1991: 7.8M1992: 7.8M1993: 7.9M1994: 7.9M1995: 7.9M1996: 8.0M1997: 8.0M1998: 8.0M1999: 8.0M2000: 8.0M2001: 8.0M2002: 8.1M2003: 8.1M2004: 8.2M2005: 8.2M2006: 8.3M2007: 8.3M2008: 8.3M2009: 8.3M2010: 8.4M2011: 8.4M2012: 8.4M2013: 8.5M2014: 8.5M2015: 8.6M2016: 8.7M2017: 8.8M2018: 8.8M2019: 8.9M2020: 8.9M2021: 9.0M2022: 9.0M2023: 9.1M2024: 9.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Austria is 9.18 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Austria peaked at 9.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.68 million, in 1990.

That places Austria 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Austria, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 7.68 million
1991 7.75 million +1.0%
1992 7.84 million +1.1%
1993 7.91 million +0.8%
1994 7.94 million +0.4%
1995 7.95 million +0.2%
1996 7.96 million +0.1%
1997 7.97 million +0.1%
1998 7.98 million +0.1%
1999 7.99 million +0.2%
2000 8.01 million +0.2%
2001 8.04 million +0.4%
2002 8.08 million +0.5%
2003 8.12 million +0.5%
2004 8.17 million +0.6%
2005 8.23 million +0.7%
2006 8.27 million +0.5%
2007 8.30 million +0.3%
2008 8.32 million +0.3%
2009 8.34 million +0.3%
2010 8.36 million +0.2%
2011 8.39 million +0.3%
2012 8.43 million +0.5%
2013 8.48 million +0.6%
2014 8.55 million +0.8%
2015 8.64 million +1.1%
2016 8.74 million +1.1%
2017 8.80 million +0.7%
2018 8.84 million +0.5%
2019 8.88 million +0.4%
2020 8.92 million +0.4%
2021 8.96 million +0.4%
2022 9.04 million +1.0%
2023 9.13 million +1.0%
2024 9.18 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.90 million 7.68 million 7.99 million 10
2000s 8.19 million 8.01 million 8.34 million 10
2010s 8.61 million 8.36 million 8.88 million 10
2020s 9.04 million 8.92 million 9.18 million 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 84 Azerbaijan 10.20 million compare
  2. 85 Israel 10.00 million compare
  3. 86 Hungary 9.56 million compare
  4. 88 Belarus 9.13 million compare
  5. 89 Switzerland 9.01 million compare
  6. 90 Benin 8.53 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Austria?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Austria was 9.18 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 9.18 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.68 million in 1990.
How does Austria rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Austria ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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