Number of people with and without electricity access in Germany

Germany: Number of people with and without electricity access was 83.52 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
83.52 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 214 countries
All-time high
83.52 million
in 2024
All-time low
79.43 million
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1990200720241990: 79.4M1991: 80.0M1992: 80.6M1993: 81.2M1994: 81.4M1995: 81.7M1996: 81.9M1997: 82.0M1998: 82.0M1999: 82.1M2000: 82.2M2001: 82.3M2002: 82.5M2003: 82.5M2004: 82.5M2005: 82.5M2006: 82.4M2007: 82.3M2008: 82.1M2009: 81.9M2010: 81.8M2011: 80.3M2012: 80.4M2013: 80.6M2014: 81.0M2015: 81.7M2016: 82.3M2017: 82.7M2018: 82.9M2019: 83.1M2020: 83.2M2021: 83.2M2022: 83.2M2023: 83.3M2024: 83.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Germany stood at 83.52 million. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Germany peaked at 83.52 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.43 million, in 1990.

Germany ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Germany, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 79.43 million
1991 80.01 million +0.7%
1992 80.62 million +0.8%
1993 81.16 million +0.7%
1994 81.44 million +0.3%
1995 81.68 million +0.3%
1996 81.91 million +0.3%
1997 82.03 million +0.1%
1998 82.05 million +0.0%
1999 82.10 million +0.1%
2000 82.21 million +0.1%
2001 82.35 million +0.2%
2002 82.49 million +0.2%
2003 82.53 million +0.1%
2004 82.52 million -0.0%
2005 82.47 million -0.1%
2006 82.38 million -0.1%
2007 82.27 million -0.1%
2008 82.11 million -0.2%
2009 81.90 million -0.3%
2010 81.78 million -0.2%
2011 80.28 million -1.8%
2012 80.43 million +0.2%
2013 80.65 million +0.3%
2014 80.98 million +0.4%
2015 81.69 million +0.9%
2016 82.35 million +0.8%
2017 82.66 million +0.4%
2018 82.91 million +0.3%
2019 83.09 million +0.2%
2020 83.16 million +0.1%
2021 83.20 million +0.0%
2022 83.18 million -0.0%
2023 83.29 million +0.1%
2024 83.52 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.24 million 79.43 million 82.10 million 10
2000s 82.32 million 81.90 million 82.53 million 10
2010s 81.68 million 80.28 million 83.09 million 10
2020s 83.27 million 83.16 million 83.52 million 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 14 Viet Nam 100.99 million compare
  2. 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 91.57 million compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 85.52 million compare
  4. 18 Ethiopia 74.75 million compare
  5. 19 Thailand 71.67 million compare
  6. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.28 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Germany?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Germany was 83.52 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 83.52 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 79.43 million in 1990.
How does Germany rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Germany ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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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