World Electricity Access
91.6% of the world's population had access to electricity in 2023, up from 91.3% a year earlier.
Updated July 12, 2026
World Electricity Access
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DefinitionShare of world population with access to electricity, combining household surveys and utility data (World Bank Global Electrification Database).
Limitations'Access' thresholds vary by country and say nothing about reliability or hours of supply per day.
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91.6% of the world's population had access to electricity in 2023, up from 91.3% a year earlier.
World Bank — World Development Indicators (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS), World aggregate. License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.