Number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica
Dominica: Number of people with and without electricity access was 66,205 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica, 1998–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica is 66,205 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica peaked at 68,086 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51,843 people, in 1998.
Dominica ranks 197th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51,843 people | — |
| 1999 | 54,836 people | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 55,562 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 56,064 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 59,958 people | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 57,566 people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 58,352 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 59,111 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59,861 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60,654 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 62,588 people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 62,115 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 62,868 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62,217 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 64,625 people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 65,950 people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 67,347 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 68,086 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 68,075 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 67,742 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 67,901 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67,812 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 67,573 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67,202 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 66,826 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 66,510 people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 66,205 people | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,339 people | 51,843 people | 54,836 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 59,183 people | 55,562 people | 62,588 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,262 people | 62,217 people | 68,086 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,863 people | 66,205 people | 67,573 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 194 Isle of Man 84,160 people compare
- 195 Andorra 81,938 people compare
- 196 Cayman Islands 74,457 people compare
- 198 Bermuda 64,636 people compare
- 199 Greenland 56,836 people compare
- 200 Faroe Islands 54,640 people compare
More energy & mining data for Dominica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Dominica was 66,205 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 68,086 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,843 people in 1998.
- How does Dominica rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Dominica ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.