Number of people with and without electricity access in Chile
Chile: Number of people with and without electricity access was 19.57 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.57 million people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 214 countries
All-time high
19.66 million people
in 2023
All-time low
12.40 million people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Chile recorded 19.57 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Chile peaked at 19.66 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.40 million people, in 1990.
Chile ranks 56th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.40 million people | — |
| 1991 | 12.95 million people | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 13.13 million people | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 13.44 million people | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 13.67 million people | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.91 million people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 14.09 million people | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14.37 million people | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.71 million people | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 14.81 million people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.18 million people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 15.23 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.43 million people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.83 million people | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15.78 million people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.97 million people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.41 million people | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 16.34 million people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.54 million people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.94 million people | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.10 million people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.28 million people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.52 million people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.62 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.86 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.99 million people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.27 million people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.50 million people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.89 million people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.20 million people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.37 million people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.46 million people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.55 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.66 million people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.57 million people | -0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 19.57 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 6.4× the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Chile's 19.57 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.99 million people, 6.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.75 million people | 12.40 million people | 14.81 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.97 million people | 15.18 million people | 16.94 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.02 million people | 17.10 million people | 19.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.52 million people | 19.37 million people | 19.66 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Chile?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Chile was 19.57 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.40 million people in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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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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.