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People unable to keep their home adequately warm in Germany

People unable to keep their home adequately warm in Germany was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20255.7%
Change on 2024-0.6 pts
Rank14th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high8.22023
Series low2.52019

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People unable to keep their home adequately warm in Germany, 2005 to 2025

24681020052008201120142017202020252005: 4.6 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 5.4 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 5.5 %2010: 5 %2011: 5.2 %2012: 4.7 %2013: 5.3 %2014: 4.9 %2015: 4.1 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 3.3 %2018: 2.7 %2019: 2.5 %2020: 7 %2021: 3.3 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 8.2 %2024: 6.3 %2025: 5.7 %24681020052012201920252005: 4.6 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 5.4 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 5.5 %2010: 5 %2011: 5.2 %2012: 4.7 %2013: 5.3 %2014: 4.9 %2015: 4.1 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 3.3 %2018: 2.7 %2019: 2.5 %2020: 7 %2021: 3.3 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 8.2 %2024: 6.3 %2025: 5.7 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 21 values
Period%
20255.7
20246.3
20238.2
20226.7
20213.3
20207 Series break
20192.5
20182.7
20173.3
20163.7
20154.1
20144.9
20135.3
20124.7
20115.2
20105
20095.5
20085.9
20075.4
20065.5
20054.6

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Germany5.7
European Union (27)8.8

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 4 %Belgium: 4.2 %Bulgaria: 16.1 %Cyprus: 11.3 %Czechia: 4.1 %Germany: 5.7 %Denmark: 4.5 %Estonia: 3.1 %Spain: 15.9 %Finland: 2.6 %France: 11.5 %Greece: 18.1 %Croatia: 4.2 %Hungary: 5.8 %Ireland: 4.5 %Italy: 8.6 %Lithuania: 16.7 %Luxembourg: 3.5 %Latvia: 4.3 %Malta: 7.6 %Netherlands: 6.6 %Poland: 3.2 %Portugal: 15.6 %Romania: 11.9 %Sweden: 4.7 %Slovenia: 3.6 %Slovakia: 8.1 %
  • Under 4
  • 4 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 7.2
  • 7.2 to 12
  • 12 and over
People unable to keep their home adequately warm, 2025, %. Germany is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Share of the population living in households that cannot afford to keep their home adequately warm (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes).

EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households. One of the EU energy poverty indicators.

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Eurostat. Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01) (People unable to keep their home adequately warm, Germany, 2005 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table

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Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01), People unable to keep their home adequately warm, Germany, 2005 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-keep-home-warm/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). People unable to keep their home adequately warm, Germany, 2005 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-keep-home-warm/germany.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01), People unable to keep their home adequately warm, Germany, 2005 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-keep-home-warm/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the people unable to keep their home adequately warm in Germany?

People unable to keep their home adequately warm in Germany was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people unable to keep their home adequately warm in Germany?

8.2% in 2023, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

People unable to keep their home adequately warm elsewhere in European Union (27)

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