Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
61.4
Romania
Lowest
7.9
Iceland
Median
26.2
Years covered
23
2003β2025
Data points
820
What the numbers show
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 61.4 in Romania; the lowest is 7.9 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.2, and the mean is 27.38.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 71.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 51.3%).
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 61.4 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 2 | Montenegro | 58.2 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 3 | Albania | 52.7 | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 48 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 46.6 | 2025 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 39.1 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 6 | Hungary | 39.1 | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 36.3 | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 35.7 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 33.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 32.6 | 2025 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 32.2 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 30.9 | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 29.1 | 2025 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 28.9 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 16 | Malta | 27.6 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 16 | Cyprus | 27.6 | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 27.4 | 2019 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 19 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 26.2 | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 25.8 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 24.5 | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23.5 | 2018 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | France | 23.2 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 20.9 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 20.5 | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 19.5 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 19 | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 17.8 | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 15.2 | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 14.8 | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 14.1 | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 12.8 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 12.4 | 2025 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 10.6 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 9.1 | 2025 | up 71.7% | flat |
| 36 | Switzerland | 8.7 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 37 | Iceland | 7.9 | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |