Arrears on utility bills in Greece
31.9% of people in Greece lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Greece, 2025
31.9%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
1st of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Greece over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.9% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 38.5% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 42.2% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 42.0% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 37.3% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 35.2% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 31.8% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 23.3% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 18.8% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 18.9% | – |
| 2008 | 15.9% | – |
| 2007 | 15.7% | – |
| 2006 | 25.0% | – |
| 2005 | 26.5% | – |
| 2004 | 24.7% | – |
| 2003 | 30.5% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 32.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.0%, the figure has changed by −10.1 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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