Number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar

Madagascar: Number of people with and without electricity access was 13.59 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13.59 million
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
64th
of 214 countries
All-time high
13.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.18 million
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar, 1992–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1992200820241992: 1.2M1993: 1.3M1994: 1.4M1995: 1.5M1996: 1.7M1997: 1.6M1998: 1.9M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.1M2001: 2.5M2002: 2.5M2003: 3.7M2004: 2.8M2005: 3.1M2006: 3.3M2007: 3.6M2008: 3.8M2009: 3.7M2010: 2.7M2011: 3.3M2012: 4.4M2013: 3.1M2014: 5.7M2015: 6.1M2016: 6.0M2017: 6.5M2018: 10.0M2019: 8.7M2020: 9.3M2021: 10.4M2022: 11.0M2023: 12.3M2024: 13.6M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar stood at 13.59 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 138.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar peaked at 13.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million, in 1992.

Madagascar ranks 64th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 1.18 million
1993 1.33 million +13.2%
1994 1.44 million +7.8%
1995 1.55 million +7.6%
1996 1.66 million +7.5%
1997 1.63 million -1.8%
1998 1.91 million +17.2%
1999 2.05 million +7.0%
2000 2.08 million +1.6%
2001 2.52 million +21.1%
2002 2.46 million -2.5%
2003 3.67 million +49.3%
2004 2.85 million -22.4%
2005 3.07 million +7.7%
2006 3.31 million +8.1%
2007 3.56 million +7.3%
2008 3.83 million +7.7%
2009 3.75 million -2.1%
2010 2.73 million -27.2%
2011 3.26 million +19.6%
2012 4.39 million +34.4%
2013 3.11 million -29.1%
2014 5.70 million +83.1%
2015 6.05 million +6.2%
2016 5.98 million -1.2%
2017 6.46 million +8.0%
2018 10.04 million +55.4%
2019 8.75 million -12.8%
2020 9.27 million +5.9%
2021 10.42 million +12.5%
2022 10.99 million +5.4%
2023 12.29 million +11.9%
2024 13.59 million +10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.59 million 1.18 million 2.05 million 8
2000s 3.11 million 2.08 million 3.83 million 10
2010s 5.65 million 2.73 million 10.04 million 10
2020s 11.31 million 9.27 million 13.59 million 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 61 Guatemala 16.73 million compare
  2. 62 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 16.27 million compare
  3. 63 Senegal 15.34 million compare
  4. 65 Mozambique 12.78 million compare
  5. 66 Tunisia 12.28 million compare
  6. 67 Mali 12.12 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Madagascar was 13.59 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 13.59 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million in 1992.
How does Madagascar rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Madagascar ranks 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 138.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from 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
Source
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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