EU countries by people unable to keep their home adequately warm

Portugal had the highest people unable to keep their home adequately warm of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 20.8%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest20.8Portugal
Lowest2.1Luxembourg
Median7.127 EU countries
European Union (27)10.6History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 3.9 %Belgium: 6 %Bulgaria: 20.7 %Cyprus: 17.1 %Czechia: 6.1 %Germany: 8.2 %Denmark: 6.9 %Estonia: 4.1 %Spain: 20.8 %Finland: 2.6 %France: 12.1 %Greece: 19.2 %Croatia: 6.2 %Hungary: 7.1 %Ireland: 7.2 %Italy: 9.5 %Lithuania: 20 %Luxembourg: 2.1 %Latvia: 6.6 %Malta: 6.8 %Netherlands: 7.1 %Poland: 4.7 %Portugal: 20.8 %Romania: 12.5 %Sweden: 5.9 %Slovenia: 3.6 %Slovakia: 8.1 %
  • Under 4.9
  • 4.9 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 16
  • 16 and over
%, 2023. 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, 2023

Portugal: 20.8 %Portugal20.8Spain: 20.8 %Spain20.8Bulgaria: 20.7 %Bulgaria20.7Lithuania: 20 %Lithuania20Greece: 19.2 %Greece19.2Cyprus: 17.1 %Cyprus17.1Romania: 12.5 %Romania12.5France: 12.1 %France12.1Italy: 9.5 %Italy9.5Germany: 8.2 %Germany8.2Slovakia: 8.1 %Slovakia8.1Ireland: 7.2 %Ireland7.2Hungary: 7.1 %Hungary7.1Netherlands: 7.1 %Netherlands7.1Denmark: 6.9 %Denmark6.9Malta: 6.8 %Malta6.8Latvia: 6.6 %Latvia6.6Croatia: 6.2 %Croatia6.2Czechia: 6.1 %Czechia6.1Belgium: 6 %Belgium6Sweden: 5.9 %Sweden5.9Poland: 4.7 %Poland4.7Estonia: 4.1 %Estonia4.1Austria: 3.9 %Austria3.9Slovenia: 3.6 %Slovenia3.6Finland: 2.6 %Finland2.6Luxembourg: 2.1 %Luxembourg2.1Portugal: 20.8 %Portugal20.8Spain: 20.8 %Spain20.8Bulgaria: 20.7 %Bulgaria20.7Lithuania: 20 %Lithuania20Greece: 19.2 %Greece19.2Cyprus: 17.1 %Cyprus17.1Romania: 12.5 %Romania12.5France: 12.1 %France12.1Italy: 9.5 %Italy9.5Germany: 8.2 %Germany8.2Slovakia: 8.1 %Slovakia8.1Ireland: 7.2 %Ireland7.2Hungary: 7.1 %Hungary7.1Netherlands: 7.1 %Netherlands7.1Denmark: 6.9 %Denmark6.9Malta: 6.8 %Malta6.8Latvia: 6.6 %Latvia6.6Croatia: 6.2 %Croatia6.2Czechia: 6.1 %Czechia6.1Belgium: 6 %Belgium6Sweden: 5.9 %Sweden5.9Poland: 4.7 %Poland4.7Estonia: 4.1 %Estonia4.1Austria: 3.9 %Austria3.9Slovenia: 3.6 %Slovenia3.6Finland: 2.6 %Finland2.6Luxembourg: 2.1 %Luxembourg2.1
%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Portugal20.8+3.3 pts
1Spain20.8+3.7 pts
3Bulgaria20.7-1.8 pts
4Lithuania Series break20+2.5 pts
5Greece19.2+0.5 pts
6Cyprus17.1-1.9 pts
7Romania12.5-2.7 pts
8France12.1+1.4 pts
9Italy9.5+0.7 pts
10Germany8.2+1.5 pts
11Slovakia8.1+1 pts
12Ireland7.2+0.4 pts
13Hungary7.1+2.5 pts
13Netherlands7.1+1.8 pts
15Denmark6.9+1.8 pts
16Malta6.8-0.8 pts
17Latvia6.6-0.5 pts
18Croatia6.2-0.8 pts
19Czechia6.1+3.2 pts
20Belgium6+1 pts
21Sweden5.9+2.6 pts
22Poland4.7-0.2 pts
23Estonia4.1+0.7 pts
24Austria3.9+1.2 pts
25Slovenia3.6+1 pts
26Finland2.6+1.2 pts
27Luxembourg2.10 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portugal, with 20.8% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2.1% in 2023.

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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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