Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia

5.8% of people in Slovakia lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.

Measure: Arrears on utility bills Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Slovakia, 2025 5.8% % of population
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 6.3%
European Union, 2025 7.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 5.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 15th of 31 See the full ranking

Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia 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 SlovakiaEuropean Union
2025 5.8% 7.0%
2024 6.3% 6.9%
2023 7.2% 6.9%
2022 5.9% 6.9%
2021 4.6% 6.4%
2020 5.2% 6.5%
2019 8.4% 6.2%
2018 7.9% 6.8%e (estimated)
2017 5.5% 7.3%e (estimated)
2016 5.7% 8.4%e (estimated)
2015 5.7% 9.4%e (estimated)
2014 6.1% 10.3%e (estimated)
2013 5.9% 10.4%e (estimated)
2012 5.8% 10.1%e (estimated)
2011 6.4% 9.6%e (estimated)
2010 9.6% 9.6%e (estimated)
2009 11.3% –
2008 3.8% –
2007 5.7% –
2006 6.5% –
2005 8.3% –

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 6.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 15th 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 Slovakia
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