Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 onwards by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
41.8
Greece
Lowest
3.3
Czechia
Median
8.3
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
817

What the numbers show

Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 onwards is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 41.8 in Greece; the lowest is 3.3 in Czechia.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.3, and the mean is 10.87.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia, Republic of (down 73.2%).

Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 41.8 2025 down 15.2% rising
2 Montenegro 30 2023 down 21.1% falling
3 Albania 24.2 2023 down 17.7% falling
4 North Macedonia, Republic of 23.3 2024 down 41.2% falling
5 Romania 18.5 2025 down 5.6% falling
6 Bulgaria 18.2 2025 down 45.8% falling
7 Serbia, Republic of 17.8 2025 down 52.9% falling
8 Spain 13.2 2025 up 12.8% rising
9 Cyprus 12 2025 down 62.0% falling
10 Ireland 11.6 2025 down 38.6% rising
11 Finland 10.7 2025 up 3.9% falling
12 France 10.4 2025 up 16.9% falling
13 Switzerland 9.5 2024 up 11.8% rising
14 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 9.3 2021 down 7.0% falling
15 United Kingdom 8.8 2018 up 18.9% flat
16 Hungary 8.6 2025 down 60.4% falling
17 Sweden 8.5 2025 up 41.7% falling
18 Iceland 8.3 2020 down 59.3% falling
18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8.3 2019 down 28.4% falling
20 Croatia, Republic of 8 2025 down 73.2% falling
21 Luxembourg 7.8 2025 up 50.0% rising
22 Estonia 7.6 2025 down 18.3% falling
23 Norway 7.5 2025 up 29.3% falling
24 Slovak Republic 7.3 2025 down 2.7% falling
25 Austria 7.2 2025 up 12.5% rising
26 Germany 6.9 2025 up 32.7% rising
27 Italy 6.8 2025 down 54.4% falling
28 Latvia 6.6 2025 down 63.3% falling
29 Slovenia 6.3 2025 down 67.2% falling
30 Denmark 6.2 2025 down 1.6% rising
31 Malta 5.6 2025 down 48.6% falling
32 Portugal 5.2 2025 down 49.0% falling
33 Belgium 5.1 2025 down 26.1% falling
34 Lithuania 4.5 2025 down 54.1% falling
35 Poland 3.8 2025 down 65.5% volatile
36 Netherlands 3.5 2025 down 38.6% falling
37 Czechia 3.3 2025 down 26.7% falling

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Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 onwards
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 817 data points, 2003–2025
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