Number of people with and without electricity access in Germany
Germany: Number of people with and without electricity access was 83.52 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.52 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 214 countries
All-time high
83.52 million people
in 2024
All-time low
79.43 million people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Germany stood at 83.52 million people. 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 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.43 million people, 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
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.43 million people | — |
| 1991 | 80.01 million people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.62 million people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.16 million people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.44 million people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.68 million people | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.91 million people | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 82.03 million people | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 82.05 million people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82.10 million people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.21 million people | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.35 million people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.49 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.52 million people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.47 million people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.38 million people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.27 million people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.11 million people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.90 million people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.78 million people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.28 million people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.43 million people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.65 million people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.98 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.69 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.35 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.66 million people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.91 million people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.09 million people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.16 million people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.18 million people | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.29 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.52 million people | +0.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 83.52 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 27.4× the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Germany's 83.52 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.21 million people, 13.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.24 million people | 79.43 million people | 82.10 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.32 million people | 81.90 million people | 82.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.68 million people | 80.28 million people | 83.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.27 million people | 83.16 million people | 83.52 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More energy & mining data for Germany
- 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 -0.1985 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.4% (2025)
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 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 83.52 million people 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 people 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 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.