Arrears on utility bills in Ireland
8.8% of people in Ireland lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
8.8%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
8th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.8% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2%b (break in time series) | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1%b (break in time series) | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 9.9% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 11.9% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 15.2% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 18.1% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 17.9% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 17.4% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 14.8% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 12.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 11.2% | – |
| 2008 | 8.3% | – |
| 2007 | 6.1% | – |
| 2006 | 6.8% | – |
| 2005 | 6.9% | – |
| 2004 | 7.7% | – |
| 2003 | 7.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 9.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 15.2%, the figure has changed by −6.4 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, Ireland has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.