Arrears on utility bills in Portugal
3.6% of people in Portugal lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
3.6%
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
26th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Portugal over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3%b (break in time series) | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 5.6% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 7.3% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 7.8% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 8.5% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 6.3% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 6.7% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 6.4% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 6.1% | – |
| 2008 | 3.7% | – |
| 2007 | 5.2% | – |
| 2006 | 4.8% | – |
| 2005 | 5.0% | – |
| 2004 | 5.3% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 4.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.8%, the figure has changed by −4.2 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, Portugal has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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