Number of people without access to electricity in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Number of people without access to electricity was 12,561 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12,561 people
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
85th
of 214 countries
All-time high
60,504 people
in 2000
All-time low
12,561 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity in Micronesia (country), 2000–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k2000201220242000: 60.5k people2001: 58.0k people2002: 56.1k people2003: 54.1k people2004: 52.0k people2005: 49.9k people2006: 47.6k people2007: 45.4k people2008: 43.0k people2009: 40.8k people2010: 38.2k people2011: 36.3k people2012: 34.7k people2013: 33.1k people2014: 31.2k people2015: 29.4k people2016: 27.5k people2017: 25.7k people2018: 23.9k people2019: 21.9k people2020: 20.1k people2021: 18.3k people2022: 16.5k people2023: 14.8k people2024: 12.6k people

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 without access to electricity in Micronesia (country) is 12,561 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Micronesia (country) peaked at 60,504 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,561 people, in 2024.

That places Micronesia (country) 85th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50,751 people 40,808 people 60,504 people 10
2010s 30,188 people 21,946 people 38,177 people 10
2020s 16,436 people 12,561 people 20,076 people 5

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 82 Fiji 38,080 people compare
  2. 83 Mongolia 31,723 people compare
  3. 84 Paraguay 13,858 people compare
  4. 86 Tajikistan 10,591 people compare
  5. 87 Costa Rica 10,260 people compare
  6. 88 Cape Verde 8,398 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity in Micronesia (country)?
Number of people without access to electricity in Micronesia (country) was 12,561 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 without access to electricity recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 60,504 people in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 12,561 people in 2024.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for number of people without access to electricity?
Micronesia (country) ranks 85th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Micronesia (country) 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 without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.