Arrears on utility bills in Italy
5.9% of people in Italy lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Italy, 2025
5.9%
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
14th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Italy over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.9% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 8.9% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 12.6% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 12.2% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 11.9% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 11.7% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 12.0% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 11.2% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 11.3%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2008 | 13.9% | – |
| 2007 | 10.3% | – |
| 2006 | 10.7% | – |
| 2005 | 10.5% | – |
| 2004 | 10.4% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 4.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.