EU 10.25
· European ranking
11 / 31
Up 7 positions compared with previous year
Switzerland: Housing & Utility Bill Arrears
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
9.50% of people
EU 10.25 · -0.7 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people living in households with arrears on mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, or hire-purchase instalments.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Arrears on housing or utility bills ILC_MDES05
Explore this indicator
Regional map
· 2024 · 7 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+80.00
17.10
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2+55.79
14.80
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3+13.68
10.80
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4-13.68
8.20
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5-26.32
7.00
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6-28.42
6.80
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7-55.79
4.20
More context on this indicator
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.