Number of people with and without electricity access in Maldives
Maldives: Number of people with and without electricity access was 527,799 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 527,799 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Maldives peaked at 527,799 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 236,332 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 236,332 people | — |
| 2001 | 250,921 people | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 257,497 people | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 264,173 people | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 271,272 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 278,544 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 287,801 people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 300,468 people | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 314,655 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 347,927 people | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 357,184 people | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 370,311 people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 383,723 people | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 397,670 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 413,617 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 427,298 people | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 443,308 people | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 457,370 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 473,099 people | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 487,731 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 502,118 people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 516,154 people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 524,106 people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 525,994 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 527,799 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 280,959 people | 236,332 people | 347,927 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 421,131 people | 357,184 people | 487,731 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 519,234 people | 502,118 people | 527,799 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fuel imports 20.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.3% (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)
- 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 Maldives?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Maldives was 527,799 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 527,799 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,332 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.