Number of people with and without electricity access in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 35.56 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 35.56 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Malaysia peaked at 35.56 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.65 million people, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.65 million people | — |
| 2001 | 23.20 million people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 23.77 million people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 24.36 million people | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 24.93 million people | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.50 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 26.10 million people | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.70 million people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 27.29 million people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 27.93 million people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.51 million people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 29.02 million people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29.60 million people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.05 million people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 30.60 million people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.20 million people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 31.76 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.36 million people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.91 million people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.44 million people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.89 million people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.28 million people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.70 million people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 35.13 million people | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 35.56 million people | +1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 35.56 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 5.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 35.56 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 14.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.24 million people | 22.65 million people | 27.93 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.95 million people | 28.51 million people | 33.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.71 million people | 33.89 million people | 35.56 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Malaysia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Malaysia was 35.56 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.56 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.65 million people in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.