Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France
France: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 3.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France is 3.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France peaked at 3.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2015.
France ranks 31st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.6% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 3.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More urban development data for France
- Population in the largest city 20.9% (2025)
- Population density 126.86 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.87 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2309 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6226 % 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 29.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 11.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 19.12 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in France was 3.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- How does France rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- France ranks 31st 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 France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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