Number of people with and without electricity access in Haiti
Haiti: Number of people with and without electricity access was 6.35 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Haiti, 1995–2024
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 Haiti stood at 6.35 million people. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Haiti peaked at 6.35 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million people, in 1996.
Haiti ranks 100th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.37 million people | — |
| 1996 | 2.31 million people | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.40 million people | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.49 million people | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million people | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.80 million people | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 2.66 million people | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.85 million people | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.77 million people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.04 million people | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.13 million people | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.12 million people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.33 million people | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.44 million people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.55 million people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.65 million people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.75 million people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.82 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.98 million people | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.11 million people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.29 million people | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.31 million people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.68 million people | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 4.87 million people | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 5.04 million people | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.21 million people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.37 million people | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.67 million people | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.97 million people | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 6.35 million people | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.43 million people | 2.31 million people | 2.58 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million people | 2.66 million people | 3.55 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 million people | 3.65 million people | 5.04 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 million people | 5.21 million people | 6.35 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Haiti?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Haiti was 6.35 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million people in 1996.
- How does Haiti rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Haiti ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.