Number of people with and without electricity access in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of people with and without electricity access was 240.47 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Pakistan, 1998–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 240.47 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Pakistan peaked at 240.47 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 103.24 million people, in 1998.
Pakistan ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 103.24 million people | — |
| 1999 | 105.80 million people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 112.75 million people | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 117.70 million people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 122.25 million people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 127.00 million people | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 131.89 million people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 137.03 million people | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 142.13 million people | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 147.96 million people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 154.25 million people | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 160.36 million people | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 173.54 million people | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 178.89 million people | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 183.99 million people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 188.49 million people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 193.05 million people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 197.74 million people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 202.09 million people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 206.97 million people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 211.95 million people | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 216.72 million people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 222.08 million people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 227.26 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 231.52 million people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 236.61 million people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 240.47 million people | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.52 million people | 103.24 million people | 105.80 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 135.33 million people | 112.75 million people | 160.36 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.34 million people | 173.54 million people | 216.72 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 231.59 million people | 222.08 million people | 240.47 million people | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Pakistan?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Pakistan was 240.47 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 240.47 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.24 million people in 1998.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.