Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 5.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Sweden peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 18th of 41 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.9% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +65.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 5.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 5.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 Germany 6.6% compare
- 17 Ireland 6.5% compare
- 19 Netherlands 5.8% compare
- 19 Netherlands 5.8% compare
- 21 Belgium 5.7% compare
More urban development data for Sweden
- Population in the largest city 18.4% (2025)
- Population density 25.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.74 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.164 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.06 % 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 4.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.74 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.95 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Sweden was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Sweden ranks 18th 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 Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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