Number of people with and without electricity access in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of people with and without electricity access was 46,535 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 46,535 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 46,535 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,367 people, in 1990.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 202nd 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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,367 people | — |
| 1991 | 11,204 people | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 11,860 people | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 12,532 people | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 13,226 people | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 13,936 people | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 14,656 people | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 15,384 people | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 16,130 people | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 16,896 people | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 17,906 people | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 18,578 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 19,608 people | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 20,728 people | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 21,873 people | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 23,028 people | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 24,168 people | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 25,377 people | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 26,577 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 28,588 people | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 29,739 people | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 30,846 people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 29,910 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 33,653 people | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 35,050 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 36,605 people | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 38,315 people | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 39,913 people | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 41,559 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 43,166 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 44,120 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 45,243 people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45,801 people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 46,198 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 46,535 people | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,619 people | 10,367 people | 16,896 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,643 people | 17,906 people | 28,588 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,876 people | 29,739 people | 43,166 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,579 people | 44,120 people | 46,535 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 199 Greenland 56,836 people compare
- 200 Faroe Islands 54,640 people compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,843 people compare
- 203 Northern Mariana Islands 44,278 people compare
- 204 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,350 people compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 40,450 people compare
More energy & mining data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.3% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Turks and Caicos Islands was 46,535 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46,535 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,367 people in 1990.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.