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People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in European Union (27)

People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in the European Union (27) was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024.

20259.2%
Change on 20240 pts
Series high12.92013
Series low8.22019

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People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in European Union (27), 2010 to 2025

89101112132010201320162019202220252010: 12.4 %2011: 12.1 %2012: 12.6 %2013: 12.9 %2014: 12.9 %2015: 11.8 %2016: 10.6 %2017: 9.3 %2018: 8.9 %2019: 8.2 %2020: 8.8 %2021: 8.9 %2022: 9.2 %2023: 9.3 %2024: 9.2 %2025: 9.2 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 16 values
Period%
20259.2
20249.2
20239.3
20229.2
20218.9
20208.8
20198.2
20188.9 Estimated
20179.3 Estimated
201610.6 Estimated
201511.8 Estimated
201412.9 Estimated
201312.9 Estimated
201212.6 Estimated
201112.1 Estimated
201012.4 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes05/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05) (People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes05/default/table

MLA 9

Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05), People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes05/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/arrears-on-bills/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05). People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes05/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/arrears-on-bills/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05), People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes05/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/arrears-on-bills/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in European Union (27)?

People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in the European Union (27) was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Arrears on mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes05). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in European Union (27)?

12.9% in 2013, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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