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 2017, at 36.5%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 8.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest36.5Bulgaria

Lowest1.9Luxembourg

Median5.827 EU countries

European Union (27)8.1History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Under 2.7
2.7 to 4.3
4.3 to 6.6
6.6 to 14
14 and over

%, 2017. 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, 2017

%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Bulgaria	36.5	-2.7 pts
2	Lithuania	28.9	-0.4 pts
3	Greece	25.7	-3.4 pts
4	Cyprus	22.9	-1.4 pts
5	Portugal	20.4	-2.1 pts
6	Italy	15.2	-0.9 pts
7	Romania	11.3	-2.5 pts
8	Latvia	9.7	-0.9 pts
9	Spain	8	-2.1 pts
10	Croatia	7.4	-1.9 pts
11	Hungary	6.8	-2.4 pts
12	Malta	6.3	-0.3 pts
13	Poland	6	-1.1 pts
14	Belgium	5.8	+1 pts
15	France	4.9	-0.1 pts
16	Ireland	4.4	-1.5 pts
17	Slovakia	4.3	-0.8 pts
18	Slovenia	3.9	-0.9 pts
19	Germany	3.3	-0.4 pts
20	Czechia	3.1	-0.7 pts
21	Estonia	2.9	+0.2 pts
22	Denmark	2.7	0 pts
23	Austria	2.4	-0.3 pts
23	Netherlands	2.4	-0.2 pts
25	Sweden	2.1	-0.5 pts
26	Finland	2	+0.3 pts
27	Luxembourg	1.9	+0.2 pts

Other periods

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Bulgaria, with 36.5% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1.9% in 2017.

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.