Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland

Iceland: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.9%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2016
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland, 2015–2021

01232015201820212015: 3.2 Percentage2016: 3.3 Percentage2017: 2.3 Percentage2018: 2.2 Percentage2019: 1.6 Percentage2020: 1.7 Percentage2021: 1.9 Percentage

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 Iceland is 1.9%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.

Iceland ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation in Iceland, 2015 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2015 3.2%
2016 3.3% +3.1%
2017 2.3% -30.3%
2018 2.2% -4.3%
2019 1.6% -27.3%
2020 1.7% +6.2%
2021 1.9% +11.8%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 35% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.5% 1.6% 3.3% 5
2020s 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 2

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 35 Malta 2.8% compare
  2. 36 Croatia 2.6% compare
  3. 36 Croatia 2.6% compare
  4. 39 Slovenia 1.7% compare
  5. 39 Slovenia 1.7% compare
  6. 41 Cyprus 1.6% compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

More urban development data for Iceland

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland?
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland was 1.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
How does Iceland rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
Iceland ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://urban.statizoid.com/stat/persons-who-cannot-afford-a-personal-car-by-sex-age-and-degree-of-urbanisation/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://urban.statizoid.com/stat/persons-who-cannot-afford-a-personal-car-by-sex-age-and-degree-of-urbanisation/iceland/">Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Iceland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed