Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
41.1%
Albania
Lowest
1.6%
Cyprus
Median
5.7%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
394

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 41.1% in Albania; the lowest is 1.6% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 7.6%.

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

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 103.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 77.2%).

Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition: 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 31.6% falling
5 Finland 11.3% 2025 up 32.9% rising
6 Hungary 10.4% 2025 down 47.7% falling
7 Bulgaria 10.0% 2025 down 58.5% falling
8 Slovakia 8.5% 2025 down 34.6% falling
9 Denmark 8.3% 2025 down 15.3% falling
10 Romania 8.1% 2025 down 77.2% falling
11 Latvia 7.9% 2025 down 63.4% falling
12 Greece 7.3% 2025 down 29.8% falling
13 Montenegro 7.1% 2023 down 61.6% falling
14 Estonia 7.0% 2025 down 41.7% falling
15 Germany 6.6% 2025 down 5.7% flat
16 Ireland 6.5% 2025 down 8.5% falling
17 Sweden 5.9% 2025 up 103.4% rising
18 Belgium 5.7% 2025 down 14.9% falling
18 Netherlands 5.7% 2025 down 21.9% falling
20 Norway 5.5% 2025 up 27.9% rising
21 Austria 5.4% 2025 down 6.9% rising
21 Spain 5.4% 2025 down 6.9% falling
23 Lithuania 5.2% 2025 down 59.7% falling
24 Czechia 4.7% 2025 down 45.3% falling
25 Portugal 4.5% 2025 down 45.8% falling
26 Switzerland 4.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
27 Italy 4.0% 2025 up 81.8% rising
28 France 3.9% 2025 up 56.0% rising
29 Poland 3.4% 2025 down 62.6% falling
30 Luxembourg 2.9% 2025 up 45.0% flat
31 Malta 2.8% 2025 down 12.5% falling
32 Croatia 2.6% 2025 down 69.8% falling
33 Slovenia 1.7% 2025 down 52.8% falling
34 Iceland 1.6% 2020 down 50.0% falling
34 Cyprus 1.6% 2025 down 27.3% falling

About this data

Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 394 data points, 2015–2025
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