Number of people with and without electricity access in Iran
Iran: Number of people with and without electricity access was 91.57 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Iran, 2000–2024
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 Iran is 91.57 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Iran peaked at 91.57 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.02 million people, in 2000.
That places Iran 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Iran, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.02 million people | — |
| 2001 | 66.17 million people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.72 million people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.53 million people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.06 million people | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 70.68 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 72.22 million people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 73.63 million people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.61 million people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.23 million people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 76.96 million people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 77.99 million people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 78.97 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.25 million people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.50 million people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 82.62 million people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 83.81 million people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.94 million people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.12 million people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.05 million people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.72 million people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 88.46 million people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.52 million people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.61 million people | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 91.57 million people | +1.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 91.57 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 14.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 91.57 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.55 million people, 7.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.19 million people | 65.02 million people | 76.23 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.02 million people | 76.96 million people | 87.05 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.58 million people | 87.72 million people | 91.57 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More energy & mining data for Iran
- 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 0.5768 % 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 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Iran?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Iran was 91.57 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 91.57 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.02 million people in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Iran ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.