Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Italy
Italy: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Italy, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.0% for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Italy peaked at 4.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
That places Italy 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.2% | — |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More urban development data for Italy
- Population in the largest city 10.6% (2025)
- Population density 199.46 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.51 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.2457 % 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 38.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 4.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 34.69 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Italy?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Italy was 4.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Italy ranks 30th 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 Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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