Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Portugal

Portugal: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
31st
of 43 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2015
All-time low
4.3%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Portugal, 2015–2025

024682015202020252015: 8.3 Percentage2016: 6.9 Percentage2017: 6.5 Percentage2018: 5.9 Percentage2019: 5.3 Percentage2020: 4.4 Percentage2021: 4.9 Percentage2022: 4.3 Percentage2023: 4.7 Percentage2024: 4.7 Percentage2025: 4.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Portugal stood at 4.5%.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Portugal peaked at 8.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2022.

Portugal ranks 31st 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold in Portugal, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 8.3%
2016 6.9% -16.9%
2017 6.5% -5.8%
2018 5.9% -9.2%
2019 5.3% -10.2%
2020 4.4% -17.0%
2021 4.9% +11.4%
2022 4.3% -12.2%
2023 4.7% +9.3%
2024 4.7% +0.0%
2025 4.5% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.6% 5.3% 8.3% 5
2020s 4.6% 4.3% 4.9% 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 29 Switzerland 4.8% compare
  2. 30 Czechia 4.7% compare
  3. 32 Italy 4.0% compare
  4. 33 France 3.9% compare
  5. 34 Poland 3.5% compare
  6. 34 Poland 3.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Portugal?
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Portugal was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of?
Portugal ranks 31st 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 Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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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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