Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in France
France: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition was 3.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in France stood at 3.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in France peaked at 3.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
France ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
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More population data for France
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.033 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 721,771 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.64 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.63 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in France?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in France was 3.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does France rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition?
- France ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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