Table 1: Electricity access in 2008 - Regional aggregates
    Population without electricity

millions
Electrification rate

%
Urban
electrification rate
%
Rural
electrification rate
%
  Africa 589 40.0 66.8 22.7
  North Africa 2 98.9 99.6 98.2
  Sub-Saharan Africa 587 28.5 57.5 11.9
  Developing Asia 809 77.2 93.5 67.2
  China & East Asia 195 90.2 96.2 85.5
  South Asia 614 60.2 88.4 48.4
  Latin America 34 92.7 98.7 70.2
  Middle East 21 89.1 98.5 70.6
  Developing countries 1,453 72.0 90.0 58.4
  Transition economies & OECD 3 99.8 100.0 99.5
  World 1,456 78.2 93.4 63.2