Arrears on utility bills in Poland

2.6% of people in Poland 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.

Measure: Arrears on utility bills Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2025 2.6% % of population
Change from 2024 −0.6percentage points 2024: 3.2%
European Union, 2025 7.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 5.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 29th of 31 See the full ranking

Arrears on utility bills in Poland 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), 2005 to 2025
Period PolandEuropean Union
2025 2.6% 7.0%
2024 3.2% 6.9%
2023 4.0% 6.9%
2022 4.5% 6.9%
2021 5.2% 6.4%
2020 4.7% 6.5%
2019 5.8% 6.2%
2018 6.3% 6.8%e (estimated)
2017 8.5% 7.3%e (estimated)
2016 9.5% 8.4%e (estimated)
2015 9.2% 9.4%e (estimated)
2014 14.4% 10.3%e (estimated)
2013 14.0% 10.4%e (estimated)
2012 14.1% 10.1%e (estimated)
2011 12.9% 9.6%e (estimated)
2010 13.9% 9.6%e (estimated)
2009 12.5% –
2008 10.0%b (break in time series) –
2007 16.7% –
2006 20.4% –
2005 24.2% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 3.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by −6.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 29th 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
2005 to 2025 for Poland
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat