Arrears on utility bills in Luxembourg

4.7% of people in Luxembourg lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.

Measure: Arrears on utility bills Unit: % of population Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Luxembourg, 2025 4.7%b (Break in time series) % of population
Change from 2024 +0.5percentage points 2024: 4.2% Break in series at 2025: part of this change may come from a change in method.
European Union, 2025 7.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 5.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 31 See the full ranking

Arrears on utility bills in Luxembourg 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), 2003 to 2025
Period LuxembourgEuropean Union
2025 4.7%b (break in time series) 7.0%
2024 4.2% 6.9%
2023 4.8% 6.9%
2022 4.4%b (break in time series) 6.9%
2021 3.6%b (break in time series) 6.4%
2020 2.9%b (break in time series) 6.5%
2019 2.4% 6.2%
2018 3.6% 6.8%e (estimated)
2017 1.7% 7.3%e (estimated)
2016 4.0%b (break in time series) 8.4%e (estimated)
2015 2.4% 9.4%e (estimated)
2014 3.2% 10.3%e (estimated)
2013 3.1% 10.4%e (estimated)
2012 2.2% 10.1%e (estimated)
2011 2.2% 9.6%e (estimated)
2010 2.1% 9.6%e (estimated)
2009 2.3% –
2008 1.1% –
2007 2.1% –
2006 1.6% –
2005 3.2% –
2004 3.6% –
2003 5.1% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 4.2% in 2024. The source marks a break in the series at 2025, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by +2.3 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, Luxembourg has the 20th 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
2003 to 2025 for Luxembourg
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat