European ranking
28 / 31
Improved by 7 positions since the previous year
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Current reading for Arrears on housing or utility bills in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Arrears on housing or utility bills
Latest value
5.00 Percent of people
European ranking
28 / 31
Improved by 7 positions since the previous year
Compared with Europe
-5.2 puntos
Lithuania is 5.2 points below the European average.
EU: 10.25
Affected population
≈ 0.14 million people affected
Year: 2024
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Indicator: Arrears on housing or utility bills
Granularity: Regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
Lithuania performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Arrears on housing or utility bills, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
In Lithuania, Arrears on bills stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 5.0% versus 10.2% in 2024, a large gap of 5.2 percentage points.
In Lithuania, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 8.20% in 2019 to 5.00% in 2024. The latest step, from 7.10% in 2023 to 5.00% in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
In Lithuania, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.