Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 5.5% 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.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 7.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9% | — |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 5.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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