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Portugal: Arrears on housing or utility bills

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Portugal Indicator: Arrears on housing or utility bills Year: 2025

Country overview

Portugal

Current reading for Arrears on housing or utility bills in a European context.

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Latest value

5.20 Percent of people

Burden rank in Europe

European ranking unavailable

vs Europe burden

-5.3 puntos

Portugal is 5.3 points below the European average.

EU: 10.50

Data year

2025

EU context

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Editorial note

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Country Portugal Indicator Arrears on housing or utility bills Year 2025

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Indicator ecosystem

Topic overview for Housing. Each card compares Portugal against Europe.

Arrears on housing or utility bills

Open trend

Latest: 5.20 Percent of people Europe benchmark: 10.50 Percent of people Year: 2025

Internal regions

Embedded regional ranking preview with real regional values and shared semantic bars.

Indicator: Arrears on housing or utility bills

Granularity: Regions

Context Top, middle, and bottom regional positions for Portugal
  1. 1

    Alentejo

    +76.90

    9.20

  2. 2

    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

    +61.50

    8.40

  3. 3

    Algarve

    +19.20

    6.20

  4. 4

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    +5.80

    5.50

  5. 5

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    -11.50

    4.60

  6. 6

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    -15.40

    4.40

  7. 7

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    -25.00

    3.90

  8. 8

    Norte

    -30.80

    3.60

  9. 9

    Centro (PT)

    -36.50

    3.30

Editorial insights

Short narrative blocks for strongest change and pressure points.

Country view

Portugal records 5.2 compared with a European average of 10.5 in 2025.

Regional contrasts in Portugal

Within Portugal, Alentejo records the highest value for Arrears on bills (9.20), while Centro (Portugal) records the lowest (3.30).

Alentejo versus the national value

Alentejo stands 4.00 points above the national value for Portugal on Arrears on bills.

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Portugal records 5.2 compared with a European average of 10.5 in 2025.
  • Highest region: Alentejo
  • Highest value: 9.2
  • Lowest region: Centro (Portugal)
  • Lowest value: 3.3