Share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of the population with access to electricity was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2009–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 61.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2009.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 184th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.0% | — |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 29.3% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 50.5% | 61.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2009.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. 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.