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Worsened by 7 positions since the previous year
Switzerland: Arrears on housing or utility bills
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Switzerland
Current reading for Arrears on housing or utility bills in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Arrears on housing or utility bills
Latest value
9.50 Percent of people
Compared with Europe
-0.8 puntos
Switzerland is 0.8 points below the European average.
EU: 10.25
Affected population
≈ 0.85 million people affected
Year: 2024
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Indicator: Arrears on housing or utility bills
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At a glance
Switzerland performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Arrears on housing or utility bills, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Switzerland
In Switzerland, Arrears on bills is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 9.5% versus 10.2% in 2024, a gap of 0.7 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Switzerland, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 8.80% in 2019 to 9.50% in 2024. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 7.80% in 2023 to 9.50% in 2024, shows material deterioration and provides a clearer recent signal.
Regional differences in Switzerland
In Switzerland, regional differences in Arrears on bills are pronounced. Across 7 comparable regions, Lake Geneva Region records the highest value (17.1%) and Zurich the lowest (4.2%), a gap of 12.9 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Switzerland, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.