Number of people with and without electricity access in Laos
Laos: Number of people with and without electricity access was 7.50 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Laos, 1993–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7.50 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Laos peaked at 7.56 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million people, in 1994.
That places Laos 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Laos, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.45 million people | — |
| 1994 | 1.23 million people | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million people | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 1.75 million people | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 1.94 million people | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 2.12 million people | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 2.31 million people | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 2.50 million people | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.74 million people | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million people | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 3.36 million people | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 3.40 million people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.33 million people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.06 million people | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 4.21 million people | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.45 million people | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.50 million people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.98 million people | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 5.24 million people | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.53 million people | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.10 million people | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 6.15 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.57 million people | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.62 million people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.12 million people | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 7.30 million people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.45 million people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.56 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.40 million people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.50 million people | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 million people | 1.23 million people | 2.12 million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.16 million people | 2.31 million people | 4.21 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.73 million people | 4.45 million people | 7.12 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 million people | 7.30 million people | 7.56 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 91 Burkina Faso 8.01 million people compare
- 92 Guinea 7.94 million people compare
- 93 Hong Kong 7.52 million people compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 7.49 million people compare
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 7.22 million people compare
- 97 Paraguay 6.92 million people compare
More energy & mining data for Laos
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 20.2% (2023)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Laos?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Laos was 7.50 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million people in 1994.
- How does Laos rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Laos ranks 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.