Arrears on utility bills in Albania
13.1% of people in Albania lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2017.
Albania, 2025
13.1%
Change from 2024
−4.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Position in 2025
6th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Albania over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Albania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.1% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 28.9% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | – | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | – | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | – | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | – | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −4.5 percentage points from 17.6% in 2024.
- Since 2017, when it was 28.9%, the figure has changed by −15.8 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Albania has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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