Heat pump sales in 2025 grew by 10.3% across 16 European countries* on average, preliminary data from the European Heat Pump Association shows.
Around 2.62 million residential heat pumps were sold, up from 2.38 million in those countries in 2024 and bringing the total installed in Europe to around 28 million.
Twelve of the 16 countries installed more heat pumps in 2025 than in 2024. This is largely due to those governments having stabilised subsidy schemes and taken action on costs, for example by reducing tax on power bills. This makes heat pumps – which use a small amount of electricity – highly competitive with fossil fuel boilers.
For example, in Belgium a combination of new restrictions on fossil fuel heating and a VAT reduction on heat pumps in new buildings has helped an increase of 7% to 111,000 units. Similarly, the UK’s continued policy support – via the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and new Warm Homes plan – has helped bring up heat pump sales by 27%, to 125,000 units.
