Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
45.3%
Albania
Lowest
1.6%
Cyprus
Median
5.7%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
461
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 45.3% in Albania; the lowest is 1.6% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 7.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 103.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 77.5%).
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 45.3% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 2 | Serbia | 15.9% | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 12.9% | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 4 | Finland | 11.3% | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2025 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 10.0% | 2025 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 7 | Slovakia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 7 | Slovakia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 9 | Denmark | 8.3% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 8.0% | 2025 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 7.8% | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 7.8% | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 7.3% | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 6.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 6.5% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 5.9% | 2025 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 5.8% | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 5.8% | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 5.7% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 5.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 5.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 5.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 5.2% | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 5.2% | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 4.8% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 4.5% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 4.0% | 2025 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 31 | France | 3.9% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 3.5% | 2025 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 3.5% | 2025 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2.9% | 2025 | up 45.0% | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 2.8% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 2.6% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 2.6% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 1.9% | 2021 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 1.6% | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.