Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home was 26.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
26.2%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
24th
of 47 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2013
All-time low
26.2%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2021

0102030402011201620212011: 33.5 Percentage2012: 34.9 Percentage2013: 35.4 Percentage2014: 33.7 Percentage2015: 31.9 Percentage2016: 30.5 Percentage2017: 28 Percentage2018: 27.3 Percentage2019: 26.2 Percentage2020: 27.4 Percentage2021: 26.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2021, inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 35.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2019.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2011 33.5%
2012 34.9% +4.2%
2013 35.4% +1.4%
2014 33.7% -4.8%
2015 31.9% -5.3%
2016 30.5% -4.4%
2017 28.0% -8.2%
2018 27.3% -2.5%
2019 26.2% -4.0%
2020 27.4% +4.6%
2021 26.2% -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 31.3% 26.2% 35.4% 9
2020s 26.8% 26.2% 27.4% 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 21 Cyprus 27.6% compare
  2. 21 Malta 27.6% compare
  3. 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 27.4% compare
  4. 25 Estonia 25.8% compare
  5. 25 Estonia 25.8% compare
  6. 27 Poland 24.5% compare
  7. 27 Poland 24.5% compare

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More reference data data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

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Frequently asked questions

What is inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 26.2% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
Is inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
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Indicator
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 998 data points, 2003–2025
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