Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Ireland
Ireland: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6.5% for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Ireland peaked at 7.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.1% | — |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -39.7% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +71.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 6.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More urban development data for Ireland
- Population in the largest city 36.7% (2025)
- Population density 77.1 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.30 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2369 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.13 % 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 18.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.30 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Ireland?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Ireland was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Ireland ranks 17th 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 Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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