Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in Sweden stood at 5.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in Sweden peaked at 5.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 6 |
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More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.051 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 163,029 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.43 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition in Sweden was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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