# 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. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `arrears_on_bills_share`
- Place id: `lv`
- Unit: %
- 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).
- Note: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/arrears-on-bills/latvia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=arrears_on_bills_share&place=lv

| 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 |