Arrears on utility bills in Czechia
2.4% of people in Czechia lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Czechia, 2025
2.4%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
30th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Czechia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.1% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 3.0% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 4.7% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 4.0% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 4.1% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 4.3% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 4.2% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 4.0% | – |
| 2008 | 2.6% | – |
| 2007 | 3.8% | – |
| 2006 | 5.8% | – |
| 2005 | 7.2% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 2.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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