Arrears on utility bills in Latvia
5.6% of people in Latvia lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005.
Latvia, 2025
5.6%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
17th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Latvia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.6% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 11.9% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 13.2% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 16.7% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 19.6% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 20.7% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 22.4% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 23.4% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 22.5% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 17.8% | – |
| 2008 | 11.8% | – |
| 2007 | 7.9% | – |
| 2006 | 13.5% | – |
| 2005 | 18.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 6.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.7%, the figure has changed by −11.1 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.