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Access to electricity (% of population)
Bangladesh · 1991–2024 · Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Latest (2024)99.5% of population
Earliest (1991)14.29
Change since 1991+85.21
About this data
What you should know
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
- Source
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), via World Bank WDI (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
- Data updated
- October 19, 2026 · refreshed monthly
- Date range
- 1991–2024 (34 data points)
- Unit
- % of population
- World Bank code
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS- Licence
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How to cite this data
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), via World Bank WDI (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-electricity-access (data updated October 19, 2026).
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| 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 |
| 2012 | 65.5 |
| 2011 | 59.6 |
| 2010 | 55.3 |
| 2009 | 57.1 |
| 2008 | 54.3 |
| 2007 | 46.5 |
| 2006 | 50.5 |
| 2005 | 44.2 |
| 2004 | 40.6 |
| 2003 | 40.5 |
| 2002 | 37.8 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 1999 | 29.54 |
| 1998 | 26.75 |
| 1997 | 22.4 |
| 1996 | 21.14 |
| 1995 | 18.34 |
| 1994 | 17.8 |
| 1993 | 12.72 |
| 1992 | 9.91 |
| 1991 | 14.29 |