Number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of people with and without electricity access was 100.99 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam, 1997–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam is 100.99 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam peaked at 100.99 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.19 million people, in 1997.
That places Vietnam 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.19 million people | — |
| 1998 | 64.89 million people | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 66.37 million people | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 68.05 million people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 69.31 million people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 70.19 million people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 71.85 million people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 73.11 million people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 77.93 million people | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 78.88 million people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 77.86 million people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.89 million people | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 83.09 million people | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 85.18 million people | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 87.58 million people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 87.63 million people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.21 million people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 90.95 million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 92.17 million people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 93.25 million people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.18 million people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.24 million people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.59 million people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.88 million people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.94 million people | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.68 million people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.15 million people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 100.99 million people | +0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 100.99 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 15.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 100.99 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 42.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.15 million people | 58.19 million people | 66.37 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.02 million people | 68.05 million people | 83.09 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.40 million people | 85.18 million people | 96.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.53 million people | 97.88 million people | 100.99 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- 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 3.71 % 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 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Vietnam was 100.99 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.99 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.19 million people in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.