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Electricity access and internet use

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Electricity access rose from 73.2 percent in 1998 to 91.93 percent in 2024; internet use rose from 15.6 percent in 2005 to 73.6 percent in 2025 (World).

As of
2025
Geography
World
Ingested
2026-09-07 05:31 UTC
Observed series

Electricity access and internet use, World

Observed
  • Electricity accesspercent of population
  • Internet usepercent of population
0204060801001998200020052010201520202025PERCENT OF POPULATIONElectricity accessElectricity access, 1998: 73.2 percent of populationElectricity access, 1999: 74.51 percent of populationElectricity access, 2000: 78.22 percent of populationElectricity access, 2001: 78.72 percent of populationElectricity access, 2002: 79.1 percent of populationElectricity access, 2003: 79.97 percent of populationElectricity access, 2004: 79.96 percent of populationElectricity access, 2005: 80.7 percent of populationElectricity access, 2006: 81.36 percent of populationElectricity access, 2007: 81.97 percent of populationElectricity access, 2008: 82.67 percent of populationElectricity access, 2009: 82.87 percent of populationElectricity access, 2010: 83.45 percent of populationElectricity access, 2011: 84.51 percent of populationElectricity access, 2012: 84.94 percent of populationElectricity access, 2013: 85.71 percent of populationElectricity access, 2014: 86.2 percent of populationElectricity access, 2015: 86.93 percent of populationElectricity access, 2016: 88.11 percent of populationElectricity access, 2017: 88.94 percent of populationElectricity access, 2018: 89.8 percent of populationElectricity access, 2019: 90.11 percent of populationElectricity access, 2020: 90.4 percent of populationElectricity access, 2021: 91.34 percent of populationElectricity access, 2022: 91.28 percent of populationElectricity access, 2023: 91.6 percent of populationElectricity access, 2024: 91.93 percent of populationElectricity access, 2024: 91.93 percent of populationInternet useInternet use, 2005: 15.6 percent of populationInternet use, 2006: 17.2 percent of populationInternet use, 2007: 20.2 percent of populationInternet use, 2008: 22.8 percent of populationInternet use, 2009: 25.3 percent of populationInternet use, 2010: 28.4 percent of populationInternet use, 2011: 30.9 percent of populationInternet use, 2012: 33.3 percent of populationInternet use, 2013: 35.3 percent of populationInternet use, 2014: 37.4 percent of populationInternet use, 2015: 39.9 percent of populationInternet use, 2016: 43.6 percent of populationInternet use, 2017: 46.3 percent of populationInternet use, 2018: 49.4 percent of populationInternet use, 2019: 53.9 percent of populationInternet use, 2020: 60.1 percent of populationInternet use, 2021: 63.8 percent of populationInternet use, 2022: 67 percent of populationInternet use, 2023: 69.2 percent of populationInternet use, 2024: 71.2 percent of populationInternet use, 2025: 73.6 percent of populationInternet use, 2025: 73.6 percent of population91.9373.6
Electricity access: 27 points, 1998 to 2024; Internet use: 21 points, 2005 to 2025
Data table (28 rows, 2 series)
Electricity access and internet use. Line chart of Electricity access (percent of population), Internet use (percent of population), 1998 to 2025. Electricity access rose from 73.2 percent in 1998 to 91.93 percent in 2024; internet use rose from 15.6 percent in 2005 to 73.6 percent in 2025 (World). Data table below.
PeriodElectricity access (percent of population)Internet use (percent of population)Observation ids
2025no data73.661266
202491.926571.228425, 61267
202391.603569.228426, 61268
202291.28186728427, 61269
202191.338563.828428, 61270
202090.399560.128429, 61271
201990.10953.928430, 61272
201889.801249.428431, 61273
201788.935746.328432, 61274
201688.108143.628433, 61275
201586.927439.928434, 61276
201486.198537.428435, 61277
201385.713735.328436, 61278
201284.939233.328437, 61279
201184.508930.928438, 61280
201083.450228.428439, 61281
200982.868825.328440, 61282
200882.671422.828441, 61283
200781.974620.228442, 61284
200681.356717.228443, 61285
200580.704615.628444, 61286
200479.9557no data28445
200379.9685no data28446
200279.1044no data28447
200178.7188no data28448
200078.225no data28449
199974.5079no data28450
199873.2006no data28451
Regions and income groups are World Bank aggregates, not continents.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; World Bank, World Development Indicators, series IT.NET.USER.ZS
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Series and transformations

Both series are shares of population, so they sit on one axis. Internet use is the newer network and starts from a lower base.

  • Electricity access Population with access to electricity, Worldpercent of population Observed
  • Internet use Population using the Internet, Worldpercent of population Observed

Numbers in the takeaway

  • 73.2 percent of population: Electricity access, 1998, observation 28451
  • 91.93 percent of population: Electricity access, 2024, observation 28425
  • 15.6 percent of population: Internet use, 2005, observation 61286
  • 73.6 percent of population: Internet use, 2025, observation 61266

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Where the numbers come from

  • World Bank, World Development Indicators, EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS
  • World Bank, World Development Indicators, IT.NET.USER.ZS