Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao

Macao: Number of people with and without electricity access was 687,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
687,000 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
163rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
687,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
334,445 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720241990: 334.4k people1991: 351.2k people1992: 370.6k people1993: 383.8k people1994: 396.8k people1995: 409.3k people1996: 415.1k people1997: 417.3k people1998: 422.3k people1999: 427.4k people2000: 430.6k people2001: 433.9k people2002: 438.4k people2003: 443.6k people2004: 454.7k people2005: 473.5k people2006: 498.9k people2007: 520.9k people2008: 540.7k people2009: 535.0k people2010: 537.0k people2011: 549.6k people2012: 567.9k people2013: 591.9k people2014: 621.7k people2015: 642.9k people2016: 652.5k people2017: 648.4k people2018: 658.9k people2019: 672.0k people2020: 685.4k people2021: 682.5k people2022: 677.3k people2023: 678.8k people2024: 687.0k people

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 Macao is 687,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Macao peaked at 687,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 334,445 people, in 1990.

That places Macao 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao, 1990 to 2024.
Year people Change
1990 334,445 people
1991 351,230 people +5.0%
1992 370,572 people +5.5%
1993 383,776 people +3.6%
1994 396,800 people +3.4%
1995 409,300 people +3.2%
1996 415,100 people +1.4%
1997 417,300 people +0.5%
1998 422,300 people +1.2%
1999 427,400 people +1.2%
2000 430,600 people +0.7%
2001 433,900 people +0.8%
2002 438,400 people +1.0%
2003 443,600 people +1.2%
2004 454,700 people +2.5%
2005 473,500 people +4.1%
2006 498,900 people +5.4%
2007 520,900 people +4.4%
2008 540,700 people +3.8%
2009 535,000 people -1.1%
2010 537,000 people +0.4%
2011 549,600 people +2.3%
2012 567,900 people +3.3%
2013 591,900 people +4.2%
2014 621,700 people +5.0%
2015 642,900 people +3.4%
2016 652,500 people +1.5%
2017 648,400 people -0.6%
2018 658,900 people +1.6%
2019 672,000 people +2.0%
2020 685,400 people +2.0%
2021 682,500 people -0.4%
2022 677,300 people -0.8%
2023 678,800 people +0.2%
2024 687,000 people +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 392,822 people 334,445 people 427,400 people 10
2000s 477,020 people 430,600 people 540,700 people 10
2010s 614,280 people 537,000 people 672,000 people 10
2020s 682,200 people 677,300 people 687,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 160 Comoros 794,698 people compare
  2. 161 Bhutan 791,524 people compare
  3. 162 Guyana 772,911 people compare
  4. 164 Luxembourg 677,012 people compare
  5. 165 Solomon Islands 667,646 people compare
  6. 166 South Sudan 644,944 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Macao?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao was 687,000 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 Macao?
The highest recorded value was 687,000 people in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 334,445 people in 1990.
How does Macao rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Macao ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao 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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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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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.