Number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of people with and without electricity access was 10.31 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe, 1992–2024
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 Zimbabwe is 10.31 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe peaked at 10.31 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.02 million people, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.02 million people | — |
| 1993 | 3.38 million people | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 3.06 million people | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 3.51 million people | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 3.61 million people | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.72 million people | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.84 million people | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4.52 million people | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 4.01 million people | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 4.09 million people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.13 million people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.29 million people | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.40 million people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.51 million people | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.70 million people | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.76 million people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.89 million people | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.70 million people | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 5.20 million people | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 5.02 million people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.08 million people | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 5.69 million people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.59 million people | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million people | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.21 million people | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 6.52 million people | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.83 million people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 7.13 million people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.18 million people | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 7.74 million people | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.05 million people | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.13 million people | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 10.31 million people | +1.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 10.31 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 10.31 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +27.9% | 4.85 million people | 6.21 million people |
| 2023 | +25.8% | 8.05 million people | 10.13 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 million people | 3.02 million people | 4.52 million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.55 million people | 4.01 million people | 5.70 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 million people | 4.59 million people | 7.13 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 million people | 7.74 million people | 10.31 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 25.83 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 21.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Zimbabwe was 10.31 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.31 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 million people in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Zimbabwe ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.