Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Belgium
Belgium: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 5.7% for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Belgium peaked at 6.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 21st of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.6% | — |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More urban development data for Belgium
- Population in the largest city 20.5% (2025)
- Population density 386.3 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.21 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2685 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.4106 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 104.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.14 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.9 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Belgium?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Belgium was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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