Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Ireland
Ireland: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Ireland is 6.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Ireland peaked at 7.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 19th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 risk of in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.1% | — |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -39.7% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,325 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Ireland?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Ireland was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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