Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 3.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 4.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.9% | — |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 34.4% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 15.3% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 23.6% (2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -2.9 Number (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.2% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.5% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.5% (2025)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 69.2% (2025)
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 21.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 3.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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