Inability to keep home adequately warm by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
33.8%
Albania
Lowest
0.7%
Switzerland
Median
5.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
999
What the numbers show
Inability to keep home adequately warm is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 33.8% in Albania; the lowest is 0.7% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 8.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 291.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 70.3%).
Inability to keep home adequately warm: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 33.8% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 27.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 19.5% | 2025 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 18.1% | 2025 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 16.7% | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 16.7% | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 16.1% | 2025 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 15.9% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 15.6% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 10 | Montenegro | 12.0% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 11.9% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 12 | France | 11.5% | 2025 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 9.3% | 2025 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 8.6% | 2025 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 8.1% | 2025 | up 39.7% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 8.1% | 2025 | up 39.7% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 7.6% | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 19 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.1% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.7% | 2019 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 6.6% | 2025 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 6.6% | 2025 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Hungary | 5.8% | 2025 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 5.7% | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 5.4% | 2018 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 5.4% | 2018 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 4.7% | 2025 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 4.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ireland | 4.5% | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Latvia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 4.2% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 4.0% | 2025 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 3.6% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 3.6% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 3.5% | 2025 | up 288.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 3.2% | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 3.2% | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Estonia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 55.0% | flat |
| 42 | Estonia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 55.0% | flat |
| 44 | Finland | 2.6% | 2025 | up 52.9% | flat |
| 45 | Norway | 1.7% | 2025 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.