Arrears on utility bills in Hungary
6.3% of people in Hungary lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Hungary, 2025
6.3%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
13th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Hungary over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 10.0%b (break in time series) | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 16.2% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 19.4% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 22.3% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 25.0% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 24.4% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 22.7% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 22.1% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 20.7% | – |
| 2008 | 14.2% | – |
| 2007 | 17.6% | – |
| 2006 | 15.1% | – |
| 2005 | 15.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 7.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.4%, the figure has changed by −13.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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