Arrears on utility bills in Lithuania

4.1% of people in Lithuania lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005.

Measure: Arrears on utility bills Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Lithuania, 2025 4.1%p (Provisional) % of population
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 4.2%
European Union, 2025 7.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 5.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 24th of 31 See the full ranking

Arrears on utility bills in Lithuania over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Arrears on utility bills (% of population), 2005 to 2025
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2025 4.1%p (provisional) 7.0%
2024 4.2%p (provisional) 6.9%
2023 6.5% 6.9%
2022 5.5% 6.9%
2021 5.5% 6.4%
2020 6.3% 6.5%
2019 7.5% 6.2%
2018 9.2% 6.8%e (estimated)
2017 7.9% 7.3%e (estimated)
2016 9.7% 8.4%e (estimated)
2015 8.4% 9.4%e (estimated)
2014 10.4% 10.3%e (estimated)
2013 13.2% 10.4%e (estimated)
2012 12.6% 10.1%e (estimated)
2011 11.8% 9.6%e (estimated)
2010 10.9% 9.6%e (estimated)
2009 8.4% –
2008 6.2% –
2007 8.9% –
2006 13.8% –
2005 20.7% –

Flags: e estimated; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 4.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.4%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_mdes07 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A hhcomp=TOTAL rskpovth=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Lithuania
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat