People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Latvia

People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Latvia was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20256.6%

Change on 2024-0.9 pts

Rank18th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high25.32011

Series low6.62025

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People in arrears on rent, mortgage or bills in Latvia, 2005 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 21 values

Period	%
2025	6.6
2024	7.5
2023	7.9
2022	6.9
2021	7.2
2020	9.7
2019	9.9
2018	13.8
2017	14
2016	14.9
2015	18
2014	21.4
2013	22.4
2012	24.4
2011	25.3
2010	25.2
2009	21.3
2008	13.9
2007	9.2
2006	15.1
2005	24.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Latvia	6.6
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, Latvia, 2005 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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia. 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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia.

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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes05/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/arrears-on-bills/latvia. Publisher attribution: 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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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 Latvia?

25.3% in 2011, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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