Share of the population with access to electricity: Low-income countries

48.8006% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 25 years from 2000 to 2024 are below.

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.

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year