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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.