Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Portugal
Portugal: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Portugal peaked at 8.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2022.
That places Portugal 29th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.3% | — |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 115.47 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4037 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.427 % 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 47.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.03 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Portugal?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Portugal was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Portugal ranks 29th 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 Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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