Number of people with and without electricity access in Italy
Italy: Number of people with and without electricity access was 58.95 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Italy recorded 58.95 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Italy peaked at 60.32 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.72 million people, in 1990.
Italy ranks 22nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Italy, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.72 million people | — |
| 1991 | 56.76 million people | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 56.80 million people | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.83 million people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 56.84 million people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 56.84 million people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.86 million people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.89 million people | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.91 million people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.92 million people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.94 million people | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.98 million people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.09 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.40 million people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 57.83 million people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.17 million people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.40 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.76 million people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.21 million people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 59.56 million people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.82 million people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 60.03 million people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.19 million people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.31 million people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.23 million people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.12 million people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.00 million people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.88 million people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.73 million people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.44 million people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.13 million people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.01 million people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 58.98 million people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.95 million people | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.84 million people | 56.72 million people | 56.92 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.03 million people | 56.94 million people | 59.56 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.06 million people | 59.73 million people | 60.32 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.10 million people | 58.95 million people | 59.44 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 Thailand 71.67 million people compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.28 million people compare
- 21 France 68.55 million people compare
- 23 South Africa 57.73 million people compare
- 24 Colombia 52.30 million people compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 51.75 million people compare
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- Gas production 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Italy?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Italy was 58.95 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.32 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.72 million people in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.