Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
38.5%
North Macedonia
Lowest
1.2%
Cyprus
Median
5.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
999

What the numbers show

Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 1.2% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 8.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 104.5%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 69.2%).

Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 North Macedonia 38.5% 2024 down 26.2% falling
2 Türkiye 35.1% 2025 down 2.0% falling
3 Albania 33.4% 2023 down 17.1% falling
4 Romania 18.1% 2025 down 8.1% falling
5 Bulgaria 15.8% 2025 down 57.1% falling
6 Hungary 15.1% 2025 down 36.6% falling
7 Slovakia 14.2% 2025 down 29.4% falling
7 Serbia 14.2% 2025 down 42.3% falling
7 Slovakia 14.2% 2025 down 29.4% falling
10 Greece 12.8% 2025 down 0.8% rising
11 Malta 11.5% 2025 down 12.9% falling
12 France 11.2% 2025 up 53.4% rising
13 Germany 11.1% 2025 up 56.3% rising
14 Montenegro 10.5% 2024 up 98.1% rising
15 Italy 9.3% 2025 down 21.2% rising
16 Lithuania 8.9% 2025 down 37.8% falling
16 Lithuania 8.9% 2025 down 37.8% falling
18 Latvia 7.9% 2025 down 50.6% volatile
18 Latvia 7.9% 2025 down 50.6% volatile
20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 6.9% 2021 down 11.5% falling
21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 6.5% 2019 down 33.0% falling
22 Estonia 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% falling
22 Estonia 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% falling
24 Czechia 5.7% 2025 down 50.0% falling
25 Spain 5.3% 2025 up 103.8% rising
26 United Kingdom 4.8% 2018 up 11.6% rising
26 Belgium 4.8% 2025 down 5.9% flat
26 United Kingdom 4.8% 2018 up 11.6% rising
29 Croatia 4.7% 2025 down 67.4% falling
29 Croatia 4.7% 2025 down 67.4% falling
31 Luxembourg 4.5% 2025 up 104.5% rising
32 Slovenia 4.4% 2025 down 31.2% falling
32 Slovenia 4.4% 2025 down 31.2% falling
34 Sweden 3.5% 2025 up 94.4% falling
35 Austria 3.3% 2025 down 51.5% falling
35 Finland 3.3% 2025 up 13.8% rising
37 Norway 3.1% 2025 up 34.8% falling
37 Denmark 3.1% 2025 up 82.4% rising
39 Poland 3.0% 2025 down 63.4% volatile
39 Poland 3.0% 2025 down 63.4% volatile
41 Netherlands 2.5% 2025 up 13.6% rising
41 Netherlands 2.5% 2025 up 13.6% rising
43 Iceland 2.4% 2020 down 45.5% falling
44 Portugal 1.9% 2025 down 45.7% falling
45 Ireland 1.7% 2025 down 51.4% falling
45 Switzerland 1.7% 2024 unchanged falling
47 Cyprus 1.2% 2025 down 69.2% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 2003–2025
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