Arrears on mortgage or rent payments by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
10.6%
Greece
Lowest
0.3%
Croatia
Median
2.0%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,011

What the numbers show

Arrears on mortgage or rent payments is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 10.6% in Greece; the lowest is 0.3% in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 2.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 88.3%).

Arrears on mortgage or rent payments: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 10.6% 2025 down 25.9% rising
2 Ireland 5.3% 2025 down 45.4% flat
3 Spain 5.2% 2025 down 16.1% rising
4 Finland 5.0% 2025 up 8.7% flat
5 United Kingdom 4.9% 2018 up 32.4% flat
5 Iceland 4.9% 2020 down 56.2% falling
5 United Kingdom 4.9% 2018 up 32.4% flat
5 France 4.9% 2025 down 12.5% falling
9 Türkiye 4.5% 2025 down 57.9% falling
9 Austria 4.5% 2025 up 32.4% rising
9 Cyprus 4.5% 2025 down 43.8% falling
12 Sweden 4.2% 2025 up 75.0% falling
13 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.9% 2021 down 13.3% falling
14 Norway 3.2% 2025 up 14.3% falling
15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.0% 2019 down 26.8% falling
16 Germany 2.2% 2025 unchanged falling
16 Luxembourg 2.2% 2025 down 31.2% rising
18 Slovakia 2.1% 2025 down 46.2% falling
18 Switzerland 2.1% 2024 down 25.0% falling
18 Estonia 2.1% 2025 up 5.0% falling
18 Slovakia 2.1% 2025 down 46.2% falling
18 Estonia 2.1% 2025 up 5.0% falling
23 Netherlands 2.0% 2025 down 45.9% falling
23 Netherlands 2.0% 2025 down 45.9% falling
23 Czechia 2.0% 2025 down 25.9% falling
23 Italy 2.0% 2025 down 63.0% falling
27 Portugal 1.9% 2025 down 56.8% falling
27 Denmark 1.9% 2025 down 24.0% rising
29 Belgium 1.8% 2025 down 41.9% falling
29 Malta 1.8% 2025 down 25.0% rising
31 Latvia 1.6% 2025 down 61.0% falling
31 Latvia 1.6% 2025 down 61.0% falling
33 Slovenia 1.2% 2025 down 70.0% falling
33 Slovenia 1.2% 2025 down 70.0% falling
35 Albania 1.0% 2023 unchanged falling
36 Bulgaria 0.8% 2025 down 57.9% falling
36 Lithuania 0.8% 2025 down 52.9% flat
36 Lithuania 0.8% 2025 down 52.9% flat
39 Hungary 0.7% 2025 down 88.3% volatile
40 Poland 0.6% 2025 down 45.5% falling
40 Montenegro 0.6% 2024 down 71.4% volatile
40 Poland 0.6% 2025 down 45.5% falling
43 Romania 0.5% 2025 unchanged falling
43 North Macedonia 0.5% 2024 down 37.5% volatile
45 Serbia 0.4% 2025 down 75.0% falling
46 Croatia 0.3% 2025 down 81.2% falling
46 Croatia 0.3% 2025 down 81.2% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,011 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed