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 2015, at 39.2%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 7.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest39.2Bulgaria
Lowest0.9Luxembourg
Median7.527 EU countries
European Union (27)9.6History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 2.6 %Belgium: 5.2 %Bulgaria: 39.2 %Cyprus: 28.3 %Czechia: 5 %Germany: 4.1 %Denmark: 3.6 %Estonia: 2 %Spain: 10.6 %Finland: 1.7 %France: 5.5 %Greece: 29.2 %Croatia: 9.9 %Hungary: 9.6 %Ireland: 9 %Italy: 17 %Lithuania: 31.1 %Luxembourg: 0.9 %Latvia: 14.5 %Malta: 14.1 %Netherlands: 2.9 %Poland: 7.5 %Portugal: 23.8 %Romania: 13.1 %Sweden: 1.2 %Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovakia: 5.8 %
  • Under 3
  • 3 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 9.8
  • 9.8 to 17
  • 17 and over
%, 2015. 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, 2015

Bulgaria: 39.2 %Bulgaria39.2Lithuania: 31.1 %Lithuania31.1Greece: 29.2 %Greece29.2Cyprus: 28.3 %Cyprus28.3Portugal: 23.8 %Portugal23.8Italy: 17 %Italy17Latvia: 14.5 %Latvia14.5Malta: 14.1 %Malta14.1Romania: 13.1 %Romania13.1Spain: 10.6 %Spain10.6Croatia: 9.9 %Croatia9.9Hungary: 9.6 %Hungary9.6Ireland: 9 %Ireland9Poland: 7.5 %Poland7.5Slovakia: 5.8 %Slovakia5.8Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovenia5.6France: 5.5 %France5.5Belgium: 5.2 %Belgium5.2Czechia: 5 %Czechia5Germany: 4.1 %Germany4.1Denmark: 3.6 %Denmark3.6Netherlands: 2.9 %Netherlands2.9Austria: 2.6 %Austria2.6Estonia: 2 %Estonia2Finland: 1.7 %Finland1.7Sweden: 1.2 %Sweden1.2Luxembourg: 0.9 %Luxembourg0.9Bulgaria: 39.2 %Bulgaria39.2Lithuania: 31.1 %Lithuania31.1Greece: 29.2 %Greece29.2Cyprus: 28.3 %Cyprus28.3Portugal: 23.8 %Portugal23.8Italy: 17 %Italy17Latvia: 14.5 %Latvia14.5Malta: 14.1 %Malta14.1Romania: 13.1 %Romania13.1Spain: 10.6 %Spain10.6Croatia: 9.9 %Croatia9.9Hungary: 9.6 %Hungary9.6Ireland: 9 %Ireland9Poland: 7.5 %Poland7.5Slovakia: 5.8 %Slovakia5.8Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovenia5.6France: 5.5 %France5.5Belgium: 5.2 %Belgium5.2Czechia: 5 %Czechia5Germany: 4.1 %Germany4.1Denmark: 3.6 %Denmark3.6Netherlands: 2.9 %Netherlands2.9Austria: 2.6 %Austria2.6Estonia: 2 %Estonia2Finland: 1.7 %Finland1.7Sweden: 1.2 %Sweden1.2Luxembourg: 0.9 %Luxembourg0.9
%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Bulgaria39.2-1.3 pts
2Lithuania31.1+4.6 pts
3Greece29.2-3.7 pts
4Cyprus28.3+0.8 pts
5Portugal23.8-4.5 pts
6Italy17-1 pts
7Latvia14.5-2.3 pts
8Malta14.1-8.2 pts
9Romania13.1+0.2 pts
10Spain10.6-0.5 pts
11Croatia9.9+0.2 pts
12Hungary9.6-2 pts
13Ireland9+0.1 pts
14Poland7.5-1.5 pts
15Slovakia5.8-0.3 pts
16Slovenia5.60 pts
17France5.5-0.4 pts
18Belgium5.2-0.2 pts
19Czechia5-1.1 pts
20Germany4.1-0.8 pts
21Denmark3.6+0.7 pts
22Netherlands2.9+0.3 pts
23Austria2.6-0.6 pts
24Estonia2+0.3 pts
25Finland1.7+0.2 pts
26Sweden1.2+0.1 pts
27Luxembourg0.9+0.3 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

Harvard

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 39.2% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 0.9% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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