Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
19.3%
Türkiye
Lowest
1.6%
Iceland
Median
5.6%
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
613
What the numbers show
Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 19.3% in Türkiye; the lowest is 1.6% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.6%, and the mean is 6.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 107.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 72.5%).
Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 19.3% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 14.3% | 2018 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 14.3% | 2018 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 4 | France | 11.8% | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 5 | Malta | 9.2% | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 8.7% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 8.7% | 2023 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 8.3% | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 7.9% | 2023 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 7.9% | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 11 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.8% | 2020 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 12 | Spain | 7.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 7.3% | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 6.9% | 2023 | up 32.7% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 6.8% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 6.7% | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 6.2% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 6.2% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 6.2% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2023 | up 47.5% | falling |
| 23 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 5.9% | 2019 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 25 | Montenegro | 5.6% | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 5.4% | 2020 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 5.1% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 5.0% | 2023 | up 47.1% | flat |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 5.0% | 2023 | up 47.1% | flat |
| 30 | Sweden | 4.6% | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 4.3% | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 4.3% | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 4.2% | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 4.2% | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 4.1% | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 4.0% | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 3.6% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 3.6% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 3.5% | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 3.5% | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 43 | Czechia | 3.4% | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 2.5% | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 1.9% | 2023 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 1.9% | 2023 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.