Number of people with and without electricity access in Ukraine
Ukraine: Number of people with and without electricity access was 37.86 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.86 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 214 countries
All-time high
52.35 million people
in 1993
All-time low
37.73 million people
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 37.86 million people.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Ukraine peaked at 52.35 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 37.73 million people, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 34th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.05 million people | — |
| 1991 | 52.17 million people | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 52.32 million people | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 52.35 million people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 52.08 million people | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 51.67 million people | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.23 million people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 50.79 million people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 50.38 million people | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 49.98 million people | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 49.11 million people | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 48.71 million people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.34 million people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 47.98 million people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.69 million people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.54 million people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 47.04 million people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.97 million people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.73 million people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.58 million people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.46 million people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.31 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.16 million people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.13 million people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.97 million people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.78 million people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.62 million people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.44 million people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.21 million people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.96 million people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.68 million people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 44.30 million people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 41.05 million people | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 37.73 million people | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 37.86 million people | +0.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 37.86 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 5.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 37.86 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.21 million people, 6.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.50 million people | 49.98 million people | 52.35 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.67 million people | 46.58 million people | 49.11 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.80 million people | 44.96 million people | 46.46 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.12 million people | 37.73 million people | 44.68 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- 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 4.78 % 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)
- Fuel imports 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Ukraine?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Ukraine was 37.86 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 52.35 million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.73 million people in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Ukraine ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.