Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
41.1%
Albania
Lowest
1.6%
Cyprus
Median
5.8%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
482

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 41.1% in Albania; the lowest is 1.6% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.8%, and the mean is 7.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 103.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 77.5%).

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 41.1% 2023 down 30.2% falling
2 Türkiye 20.2% 2025 down 56.8% falling
3 Serbia 15.9% 2025 down 35.6% falling
4 North Macedonia 13.0% 2024 down 31.9% falling
5 Finland 11.3% 2025 up 32.9% rising
6 Hungary 10.4% 2025 down 48.0% falling
7 Bulgaria 10.0% 2025 down 58.5% falling
8 Slovakia 8.5% 2025 down 34.6% falling
8 Slovakia 8.5% 2025 down 34.6% falling
10 Denmark 8.3% 2025 down 15.3% falling
11 Romania 8.0% 2025 down 77.5% falling
12 Latvia 7.8% 2025 down 63.7% falling
12 Latvia 7.8% 2025 down 63.7% falling
14 Greece 7.3% 2025 down 29.1% falling
15 Montenegro 7.1% 2023 down 61.6% falling
16 Estonia 6.8% 2025 down 43.3% falling
16 Estonia 6.8% 2025 down 43.3% falling
18 Germany 6.6% 2025 down 7.0% flat
19 Ireland 6.5% 2025 down 8.5% falling
20 Sweden 5.9% 2025 up 103.4% rising
21 Netherlands 5.8% 2025 down 20.5% falling
21 Netherlands 5.8% 2025 down 20.5% falling
23 Belgium 5.7% 2025 down 13.6% falling
24 Norway 5.5% 2025 up 27.9% rising
25 Spain 5.4% 2025 down 6.9% falling
25 Austria 5.4% 2025 down 6.9% rising
27 Lithuania 5.2% 2025 down 59.4% falling
27 Lithuania 5.2% 2025 down 59.4% falling
29 Switzerland 4.8% 2024 down 11.1% falling
30 Czechia 4.7% 2025 down 45.3% falling
31 Portugal 4.5% 2025 down 45.8% falling
32 Italy 4.0% 2025 up 81.8% rising
33 France 3.9% 2025 up 50.0% rising
34 Poland 3.5% 2025 down 62.4% falling
34 Poland 3.5% 2025 down 62.4% falling
36 Luxembourg 2.9% 2025 up 45.0% flat
37 Malta 2.8% 2025 down 12.5% falling
38 Croatia 2.6% 2025 down 69.8% falling
38 Croatia 2.6% 2025 down 69.8% falling
40 Slovenia 1.7% 2025 down 52.8% falling
40 Iceland 1.7% 2020 down 46.9% falling
40 Slovenia 1.7% 2025 down 52.8% falling
43 Cyprus 1.6% 2025 down 27.3% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 482 data points, 2015–2025
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