Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Romania
Romania: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8.0% for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Romania peaked at 35.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.5% | — |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -48.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.7% | 23.4% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 8.0% | 23.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More urban development data for Romania
- Population in the largest city 17.7% (2025)
- Population density 82.85 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.76 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0925 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.499 % 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 7.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.76 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.17 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Romania?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Romania was 8.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Romania ranks 10th 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 Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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