How many Indians have access to electricity?
Share of India's population with access to electricity.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
99.5%
latest value, 2023
50.9%
first value, 1993
31
annual observations in this artifact
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source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
Electricity access is now near-universal, shifting the harder question from connection to reliability, affordability, and demand.
This tells us whether households are connected to electricity. It does not tell us how many hours power is available or how costly it feels.
This indicator reports the share of population with electricity access. It is an access measure, not a full measure of supply quality, outages, affordability, or per-capita consumption.
The big connection push changed daily life. But the next question is the fan, pump, fridge, factory, and AC actually running when people need them.
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MeasureAccess to electricity
GeographyIndia
Unit% of population
TransformValues displayed as percent of population.
CaveatAccess does not measure reliability, voltage quality, or affordability.