Household energy bills in the European Union have risen by 35% over the past five years
55% confidence
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No source states the exact figure of 35% for EU household energy bills; the closest explicitly published figure is roughly 30% (Statista, citing the rise since late 2019).
Eurostat data show that after the 2022–2023 peak, prices stabilised in 2025: household electricity prices were €28.79/100 kWh in H1 2025 and €28.96/100 kWh in H2 2025, only 0.7% below the H1 2024 peak.
Eurostat notes that the recent slight increase in final household electricity prices was driven mainly by higher taxes and levies (28.9% of the bill in H2 2025), while pre-tax energy prices continued to ease — context that a 'bills up 35%' narrative omits.
The claim does not specify whether 'energy bills' means electricity only, gas only, or total household energy expenditure; electricity and gas followed different trajectories.
The exact five-year percentage change is not published directly by Eurostat; it must be derived from semester price series, and the result varies with the chosen base period.
Sources
PrimaryEurostat — Electricity price statistics (Statistics Explained)Electricity prices including taxes for household consumers rose steadily after 2021, with the only interruption being a fall in the second half of 2023. Prices then peaked in the first half of 2024 at €0.2916 per kWh, before edging down to €0.2887 in the second half of 2024 and €0.2879 in the first half of 2025. In the second half of 2025, prices ticked up slightly to €0.2896 per kWh, still 0.7% below the first-half 2024 peak.
PrimaryEurostat — EU household electricity prices stable in 2025 (news article)In the second half of 2025, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight increase to €28.96 from €28.79 per 100 kWh in the first half of the year. These price levels remain well above levels from before the 2022 energy crisis.
SecondaryStatista — European Union energy prices (topic page)EU households were paying roughly 30 percent more than they did in late 2019. [...] For consumers, the squeeze has hit hardest on electricity bills. Prices had been creeping up for years, but the real jumps started in mid-2021.
Secondaryenergynomics.ro — Eurostat household electricity and gas pricesAverage electricity prices for household consumers in the EU continued to increase significantly in the second half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, from 23.5 euros/100 kWh to 28.4 euros/100 kWh. [...] And the average prices for natural gas for household consumers in the EU also increased in the second half of 2022, compared to the similar period in 2021, from 7.8 euros/100 kWh to 11.4 euros/100 kWh.