Arrears on utility bills in Türkiye
17.6% of people in Türkiye lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Türkiye, 2025
17.6%
Change from 2024
+3.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.1%
Position in 2025
3rd of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Türkiye over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Türkiye | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.6% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 26.3% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 29.0% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 33.2% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 35.8% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 39.8% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 41.8% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 44.0% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 39.7% | – |
| 2008 | 31.1% | – |
| 2007 | 37.2% | – |
| 2006 | 28.4% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.5 percentage points from 14.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 33.2%, the figure has changed by −15.6 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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