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Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Korea, Dem. People's Rep., 2009–2024.
Latest value · 2024
61.40%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +136.2% since 2009
Electricity access for Korea, Dem. People's Rep. was 61.40% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 16 years, from 2009 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 26.00% in 2009 (about 2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.90% per year.
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 185 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Korea, Dem. People's Rep. sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 62%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
61.40%
First (2009)
26.00%
Change
+136.2%
Highest
61.40%
in 2024
Lowest
26.00%
in 2009
Average
43.22%
Annual growth (CAGR)
5.90%
Years of data
16
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.4% |
| 2023 | 57.5% |
| 2022 | 54.7% |
| 2021 | 52.6% |
| 2020 | 50.5% |
| 2019 | 48.4% |
| 2018 | 46.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% |
| 2016 | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 40% |
| 2014 | 37.8% |
| 2013 | 35.7% |
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.