Inability to make ends meet by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
35.0%
Greece
Lowest
1.7%
Netherlands
Median
4.8%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
819

What the numbers show

Inability to make ends meet is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 35.0% in Greece; the lowest is 1.7% in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 6.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 73.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 84.7%).

Inability to make ends meet: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 35.0% 2025 down 8.4% rising
2 North Macedonia 20.2% 2024 down 38.8% falling
3 Montenegro 15.1% 2023 down 47.8% falling
4 Albania 13.4% 2023 down 44.9% falling
5 Bulgaria 11.0% 2025 down 64.1% falling
6 Serbia 10.3% 2025 down 67.7% falling
7 Romania 9.6% 2025 down 52.5% falling
8 Portugal 8.5% 2025 down 58.7% falling
8 Spain 8.5% 2025 down 42.6% falling
10 France 8.0% 2025 up 73.9% rising
11 Slovakia 7.9% 2025 down 32.5% falling
12 Hungary 7.5% 2025 down 60.7% falling
12 Italy 7.5% 2025 down 51.3% falling
14 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.2% 2021 down 20.0% falling
15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 6.4% 2019 down 37.3% falling
16 Ireland 6.2% 2025 down 58.4% falling
17 Belgium 6.1% 2025 down 29.1% rising
18 United Kingdom 5.2% 2018 down 20.0% rising
19 Cyprus 4.9% 2025 down 84.7% falling
20 Türkiye 4.8% 2025 down 54.7% volatile
21 Latvia 4.7% 2025 down 69.5% falling
22 Malta 4.6% 2025 down 37.0% volatile
23 Austria 4.2% 2025 down 20.8% rising
24 Estonia 4.1% 2025 down 16.3% volatile
24 Sweden 4.1% 2025 up 28.1% falling
26 Czechia 4.0% 2025 down 48.7% falling
26 Slovenia 4.0% 2025 down 56.0% falling
28 Croatia 3.8% 2025 down 83.3% falling
29 Denmark 3.4% 2025 down 2.9% rising
30 Norway 3.3% 2025 up 57.1% flat
31 Iceland 3.1% 2020 down 75.8% falling
32 Finland 2.7% 2025 up 8.0% falling
32 Switzerland 2.7% 2024 down 25.0% flat
34 Poland 2.5% 2025 down 75.5% volatile
35 Luxembourg 2.3% 2025 down 45.2% rising
36 Germany 2.1% 2025 down 19.2% falling
37 Lithuania 2.0% 2025 down 70.6% volatile
38 Netherlands 1.7% 2025 down 48.5% falling

About this data

Indicator
Inability to make ends meet
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 819 data points, 2003–2025
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