Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Arrears on mortgage or rent payments was 3.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 3.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 5.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.5% | — |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 12 Sweden 4.2% compare
- 14 Norway 3.2% compare
- 15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.0% compare
- 16 Germany 2.2% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 2.2% compare
More reference data data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - quarterly data 104.32 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - annual data 109.28 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- EMU convergence criterion series - monthly data 3.49 (2026)
- EMU convergence criterion series - quarterly data 3.41 (2026)
- HICP - monthly data (index) 129.56 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
- EMU convergence criterion series - annual data 3.09 (2025)
- HICP - item weights 1,000 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (monthly rate of change) 0.2 Monthly rate of change (2025)
- HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) 128.75 Annual average index (2025)
- HICP - first published data (monthly index and annual rate of change) 129.56 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 3.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on mortgage or rent payments recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest arrears on mortgage or rent payments recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for arrears on mortgage or rent payments?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrears on mortgage or rent payments rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on mortgage or rent payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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