Arrears on utility bills in Sweden
4.4% of people in Sweden lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2013.
Sweden, 2025
4.4%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
23rd of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Sweden over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.2% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.6% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 3.2% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 3.6% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 4.3% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 4.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 5.2% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 5.4% | – |
| 2008 | 6.2%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2007 | 3.2% | – |
| 2006 | 4.7% | – |
| 2005 | 5.0% | – |
| 2004 | 5.6% | – |
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 3.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.2%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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