People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Ireland

People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Ireland was 11.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202511.6%

Change on 2024-0.6 pts

Rank6th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high22.52013

Series low8.32006

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People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Ireland, 2003 to 2025

%. 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 23 values

Period	%
2025	11.6
2024	12.2
2023	10.6
2022	12.9
2021	13.7
2020	14.6 Series break
2019	11.8 Series break
2018	11.2
2017	13
2016	15.4
2015	18.9
2014	22.4
2013	22.5
2012	22.4
2011	19.9
2010	16.7
2009	14
2008	10.8
2007	8.4
2006	8.3
2005	9.4
2004	9.5
2003	10

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Ireland	11.6
European Union (27)	9.2

Rankings

EU countries by people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills 27 places

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, Ireland, 2003 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, Ireland, 2003 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/ireland. 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, Ireland, 2003 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/ireland.

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, Ireland, 2003 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/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What was the highest people in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Ireland?

22.5% in 2013, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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