Number of people with and without electricity access in North Korea
North Korea: Number of people with and without electricity access was 16.27 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in North Korea, 2009–2024
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 North Korea is 16.27 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in North Korea peaked at 16.27 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.47 million people, in 2009.
North Korea ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in North Korea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.47 million people | — |
| 2010 | 7.32 million people | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 7.88 million people | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 8.47 million people | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 9.04 million people | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 9.62 million people | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 10.23 million people | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.82 million people | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 11.41 million people | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 12.01 million people | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 12.60 million people | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 13.20 million people | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.80 million people | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.40 million people | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 15.19 million people | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 16.27 million people | +7.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 16.27 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.26 million people, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 16.27 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 6.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.47 million people | 6.47 million people | 6.47 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.94 million people | 7.32 million people | 12.60 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.57 million people | 13.20 million people | 16.27 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More energy & mining data for North Korea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in North Korea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in North Korea was 16.27 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.27 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 million people in 2009.
- How does North Korea rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- North Korea ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.