EU countries by people unable to keep their home adequately warm

Bulgaria had the highest people unable to keep their home adequately warm of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 40.5%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 8.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest40.5Bulgaria
Lowest0.6Luxembourg
Median8.927 EU countries
European Union (27)10.4History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 3.2 %Belgium: 5.4 %Bulgaria: 40.5 %Cyprus: 27.5 %Czechia: 6.1 %Germany: 4.9 %Denmark: 2.9 %Estonia: 1.7 %Spain: 11.1 %Finland: 1.5 %France: 5.9 %Greece: 32.9 %Croatia: 9.7 %Hungary: 11.6 %Ireland: 8.9 %Italy: 18 %Lithuania: 26.5 %Luxembourg: 0.6 %Latvia: 16.8 %Malta: 22.3 %Netherlands: 2.6 %Poland: 9 %Portugal: 28.3 %Romania: 12.9 %Sweden: 1.1 %Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovakia: 6.1 %
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%, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Bulgaria: 40.5 %Bulgaria40.5Greece: 32.9 %Greece32.9Portugal: 28.3 %Portugal28.3Cyprus: 27.5 %Cyprus27.5Lithuania: 26.5 %Lithuania26.5Malta: 22.3 %Malta22.3Italy: 18 %Italy18Latvia: 16.8 %Latvia16.8Romania: 12.9 %Romania12.9Hungary: 11.6 %Hungary11.6Spain: 11.1 %Spain11.1Croatia: 9.7 %Croatia9.7Poland: 9 %Poland9Ireland: 8.9 %Ireland8.9Czechia: 6.1 %Czechia6.1Slovakia: 6.1 %Slovakia6.1France: 5.9 %France5.9Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovenia5.6Belgium: 5.4 %Belgium5.4Germany: 4.9 %Germany4.9Austria: 3.2 %Austria3.2Denmark: 2.9 %Denmark2.9Netherlands: 2.6 %Netherlands2.6Estonia: 1.7 %Estonia1.7Finland: 1.5 %Finland1.5Sweden: 1.1 %Sweden1.1Luxembourg: 0.6 %Luxembourg0.6Bulgaria: 40.5 %Bulgaria40.5Greece: 32.9 %Greece32.9Portugal: 28.3 %Portugal28.3Cyprus: 27.5 %Cyprus27.5Lithuania: 26.5 %Lithuania26.5Malta: 22.3 %Malta22.3Italy: 18 %Italy18Latvia: 16.8 %Latvia16.8Romania: 12.9 %Romania12.9Hungary: 11.6 %Hungary11.6Spain: 11.1 %Spain11.1Croatia: 9.7 %Croatia9.7Poland: 9 %Poland9Ireland: 8.9 %Ireland8.9Czechia: 6.1 %Czechia6.1Slovakia: 6.1 %Slovakia6.1France: 5.9 %France5.9Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovenia5.6Belgium: 5.4 %Belgium5.4Germany: 4.9 %Germany4.9Austria: 3.2 %Austria3.2Denmark: 2.9 %Denmark2.9Netherlands: 2.6 %Netherlands2.6Estonia: 1.7 %Estonia1.7Finland: 1.5 %Finland1.5Sweden: 1.1 %Sweden1.1Luxembourg: 0.6 %Luxembourg0.6
%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bulgaria Series break40.5-4.4 pts
2Greece32.9+3.4 pts
3Portugal28.3+0.4 pts
4Cyprus27.5-3 pts
5Lithuania26.5-2.7 pts
6Malta22.3-1.6 pts
7Italy18-0.8 pts
8Latvia16.8-4.3 pts
9Romania12.9-1.8 pts
10Hungary11.6-3 pts
11Spain11.1+3.1 pts
12Croatia9.7-0.2 pts
13Poland9-2.4 pts
14Ireland8.9-1.1 pts
15Czechia6.1-0.1 pts
15Slovakia6.1+0.7 pts
17France5.9-0.7 pts
18Slovenia5.6+0.7 pts
19Belgium5.4-0.4 pts
20Germany4.9-0.4 pts
21Austria3.2+0.5 pts
22Denmark2.9-0.9 pts
23Netherlands2.6-0.3 pts
24Estonia Series break1.7-1.2 pts
25Finland1.5+0.3 pts
26Sweden1.1+0.2 pts
27Luxembourg0.6-1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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) (EU countries by people unable to keep their home adequately warm, 2014) [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), EU countries by people unable to keep their home adequately warm, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unable-to-keep-home-warm/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). EU countries by people unable to keep their home adequately warm, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unable-to-keep-home-warm/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01), EU countries by people unable to keep their home adequately warm, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unable-to-keep-home-warm/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest people unable to keep their home adequately warm?

Bulgaria, with 40.5% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people unable to keep their home adequately warm?

Luxembourg, with 0.6% in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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