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 2024, at 19%. Finland had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest19Bulgaria
Lowest2.7Finland
Median627 EU countries
European Union (27)9.2History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 4 %Belgium: 4.8 %Bulgaria: 19 %Cyprus: 14.6 %Czechia: 4.9 %Germany: 6.3 %Denmark: 4.4 %Estonia: 3.6 %Spain: 17.5 %Finland: 2.7 %France: 11.8 %Greece: 19 %Croatia: 4.6 %Hungary: 6 %Ireland: 4.9 %Italy: 8.6 %Lithuania: 18 %Luxembourg: 3.6 %Latvia: 4.9 %Malta: 7.8 %Netherlands: 7.1 %Poland: 3.3 %Portugal: 15.7 %Romania: 10.8 %Sweden: 4.1 %Slovenia: 3.3 %Slovakia: 8.3 %
  • Under 4
  • 4 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 7.5
  • 7.5 to 14
  • 14 and over
%, 2024. 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, 2024

Bulgaria: 19 %Bulgaria19Greece: 19 %Greece19Lithuania: 18 %Lithuania18Spain: 17.5 %Spain17.5Portugal: 15.7 %Portugal15.7Cyprus: 14.6 %Cyprus14.6France: 11.8 %France11.8Romania: 10.8 %Romania10.8Italy: 8.6 %Italy8.6Slovakia: 8.3 %Slovakia8.3Malta: 7.8 %Malta7.8Netherlands: 7.1 %Netherlands7.1Germany: 6.3 %Germany6.3Hungary: 6 %Hungary6Czechia: 4.9 %Czechia4.9Ireland: 4.9 %Ireland4.9Latvia: 4.9 %Latvia4.9Belgium: 4.8 %Belgium4.8Croatia: 4.6 %Croatia4.6Denmark: 4.4 %Denmark4.4Sweden: 4.1 %Sweden4.1Austria: 4 %Austria4Estonia: 3.6 %Estonia3.6Luxembourg: 3.6 %Luxembourg3.6Poland: 3.3 %Poland3.3Slovenia: 3.3 %Slovenia3.3Finland: 2.7 %Finland2.7Bulgaria: 19 %Bulgaria19Greece: 19 %Greece19Lithuania: 18 %Lithuania18Spain: 17.5 %Spain17.5Portugal: 15.7 %Portugal15.7Cyprus: 14.6 %Cyprus14.6France: 11.8 %France11.8Romania: 10.8 %Romania10.8Italy: 8.6 %Italy8.6Slovakia: 8.3 %Slovakia8.3Malta: 7.8 %Malta7.8Netherlands: 7.1 %Netherlands7.1Germany: 6.3 %Germany6.3Hungary: 6 %Hungary6Czechia: 4.9 %Czechia4.9Ireland: 4.9 %Ireland4.9Latvia: 4.9 %Latvia4.9Belgium: 4.8 %Belgium4.8Croatia: 4.6 %Croatia4.6Denmark: 4.4 %Denmark4.4Sweden: 4.1 %Sweden4.1Austria: 4 %Austria4Estonia: 3.6 %Estonia3.6Luxembourg: 3.6 %Luxembourg3.6Poland: 3.3 %Poland3.3Slovenia: 3.3 %Slovenia3.3Finland: 2.7 %Finland2.7
%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to keep home adequately warm, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bulgaria19-1.7 pts
1Greece19-0.2 pts
3Lithuania Provisional18-2 pts
4Spain17.5-3.3 pts
5Portugal15.7-5.1 pts
6Cyprus14.6-2.5 pts
7France11.8-0.3 pts
8Romania10.8-1.7 pts
9Italy8.6-0.9 pts
10Slovakia8.3+0.2 pts
11Malta7.8+1 pts
12Netherlands7.10 pts
13Germany6.3-1.9 pts
14Hungary6-1.1 pts
15Czechia4.9-1.2 pts
15Ireland4.9-2.3 pts
15Latvia4.9-1.7 pts
18Belgium4.8-1.2 pts
19Croatia4.6-1.6 pts
20Denmark4.4-2.5 pts
21Sweden4.1-1.8 pts
22Austria4+0.1 pts
23Estonia3.6-0.5 pts
23Luxembourg3.6+1.5 pts
25Poland3.3-1.4 pts
25Slovenia3.3-0.3 pts
27Finland2.7+0.1 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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APA 7

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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 19% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 2.7% in 2024.

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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