Access to electricity in Bangladesh

Access to electricity in Bangladesh was 99.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 130th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202499.5%
Change on 20230 pts
Rank130th of 214Countries ranked
Series high99.52023
Series low9.91992

Access to electricity in Bangladesh, 1991 to 2024

02040608010019911996200120062011201620241991: 14.3 %1992: 9.9 %1993: 12.7 %1994: 17.8 %1995: 18.3 %1996: 21.1 %1997: 22.4 %1998: 26.7 %1999: 29.5 %2000: 32 %2001: 35 %2002: 37.8 %2003: 40.5 %2004: 40.6 %2005: 44.2 %2006: 50.5 %2007: 46.5 %2008: 54.3 %2009: 57.1 %2010: 55.3 %2011: 59.6 %2012: 65.5 %2013: 61.5 %2014: 62.4 %2015: 74 %2016: 75.9 %2017: 88 %2018: 86.9 %2019: 92.2 %2020: 96.2 %2021: 99 %2022: 99.4 %2023: 99.5 %2024: 99.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 34 values
Period%
202499.5
202399.5
202299.4
202199
202096.2
201992.2
201886.9
201788
201675.9
201574
201462.4
201361.5
201265.5
201159.6
201055.3
200957.1
200854.3
200746.5
200650.5
200544.2
200440.6
200340.5
200237.8
200135
200032
199929.5
199826.7
199722.4
199621.1
199518.3
199417.8
199312.7
19929.9
199114.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Bangladesh?

Access to electricity in Bangladesh was 99.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 130th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Bangladesh?

99.5% in 2023, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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