# 3.8 million people in Germany live in households behind on u…

In 2025 this represented 4.6% of the population, slightly below 5.0% a year earlier.

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Services · 2026-09-14

In 2025, about 3.8 million people in Germany lived in households that were behind on bills from utility providers, including electricity or gas bills. This represented 4.6% of the population.

The Federal Statistical Office said the share was slightly lower than in 2024, when people in households with such arrears made up 5.0% of the population. The result is based on households’ self-assessments in the EU-SILC survey.

Source: [Statistisches Bundesamt](https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/09/PD26_N063_63.html)
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