People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills
Share of the population living in households that were behind on paying a mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase instalments in the last 12 months because of financial difficulties (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.
Key facts
- People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in the European Union (27) was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Greece had the highest people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 41.8%, and Czechia the lowest, at 3.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2003 to 2025.
Rankings
EU countries by people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Estonia
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Finland
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"arrears_on_bills_share","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=arrears_on_bills_share&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)