Arrears on utility bills in Estonia

5.7% of people in Estonia lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.

Measure: Arrears on utility bills Unit: % of population Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Estonia, 2025 5.7% % of population
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 5.7%
European Union, 2025 7.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 5.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 16th of 31 See the full ranking

Arrears on utility bills in Estonia over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Arrears on utility bills (% of population), 2004 to 2025
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2025 5.7% 7.0%
2024 5.7% 6.9%
2023 4.6% 6.9%
2022 4.4% 6.9%
2021 4.1% 6.4%
2020 5.0% 6.5%
2019 7.2% 6.2%
2018 6.5% 6.8%e (estimated)
2017 6.3% 7.3%e (estimated)
2016 7.9% 8.4%e (estimated)
2015 7.9% 9.4%e (estimated)
2014 10.0%b (break in time series) 10.3%e (estimated)
2013 10.4% 10.4%e (estimated)
2012 10.9% 10.1%e (estimated)
2011 11.8% 9.6%e (estimated)
2010 11.0% 9.6%e (estimated)
2009 10.0% –
2008 7.4% –
2007 4.7% –
2006 6.3% –
2005 10.3% –
2004 14.6% –

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_mdes07 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A hhcomp=TOTAL rskpovth=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Estonia
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat