Arrears on utility bills in Romania
17.7% of people in Romania lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Romania, 2025
17.7%
Change from 2024
+3.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
2nd of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Romania over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.7% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 15.9% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 18.0% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 17.4% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 21.5% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 29.7% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 29.7% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 27.3% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 26.5% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 25.1% | – |
| 2008 | 23.5% | – |
| 2007 | 8.7% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.2 percentage points from 14.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.4%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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