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Bangladesh — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Bangladesh, 1991–2024.
Latest value · 2024
99.50%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +596.3% since 1991
Electricity access for Bangladesh was 99.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.50% in 2023. The lowest was 9.91% in 1992 (about 10.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.06% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 131 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for South Asia is 100.00%, so Bangladesh sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 59%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
99.50%
First (1991)
14.29%
Change
+596.3%
Highest
99.50%
in 2023
Lowest
9.91%
in 1992
Average
53.71%
Annual growth (CAGR)
6.06%
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5% |
| 2023 | 99.5% |
| 2022 | 99.4% |
| 2021 | 99% |
| 2020 | 96.2% |
| 2019 | 92.2% |
| 2018 | 86.9% |
| 2017 | 88% |
| 2016 | 75.9% |
| 2015 | 74% |
| 2014 | 62.4% |
| 2013 | 61.5% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.