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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 461 data points, 2015–2025
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