Persons who cannot afford a colour TV by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
1.4%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
0.3%
Years covered
19
2003–2021
Data points
604

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford a colour TV is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1.4% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.4%.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 100.0%).

Persons who cannot afford a colour TV: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 1.4% 2020 down 36.4% volatile
2 Denmark 1.0% 2018 up 233.3% rising
2 Serbia 1.0% 2020 unchanged rising
2 Norway 1.0% 2018 up 150.0% rising
5 Austria 0.9% 2020 up 125.0% rising
6 Latvia 0.6% 2020 down 50.0% volatile
6 Belgium 0.6% 2020 up 50.0% rising
6 Finland 0.6% 2018 down 40.0% falling
9 Poland 0.5% 2019 unchanged volatile
9 North Macedonia 0.5% 2020 down 61.5% volatile
11 Estonia 0.4% 2018 unchanged volatile
11 Slovenia 0.4% 2020 unchanged falling
11 Netherlands 0.4% 2018 up 300.0% volatile
11 Hungary 0.4% 2020 down 20.0% falling
15 Lithuania 0.3% 2018 down 70.0% volatile
15 Malta 0.3% 2020 up 200.0% falling
15 France 0.3% 2019 up 50.0% falling
15 Croatia 0.3% 2020 down 66.7% falling
15 Romania 0.3% 2020 down 85.7% volatile
15 Switzerland 0.3% 2020 up 50.0% rising
15 Türkiye 0.3% 2020 down 70.0% volatile
15 Cyprus 0.3% 2020 up 200.0% volatile
15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 0.3% 2019 down 25.0% falling
24 Luxembourg 0.2% 2019 up 100.0% volatile
24 Ireland 0.2% 2019 down 50.0% rising
24 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.2% 2020 down 33.3% falling
24 Portugal 0.2% 2020 down 33.3% volatile
28 United Kingdom 0.1% 2018 unchanged rising
28 Italy 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% falling
28 Slovakia 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% falling
28 Spain 0.1% 2020 down 50.0% volatile
28 Montenegro 0.1% 2020 down 88.9% falling
33 Sweden 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
33 Germany 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% falling
33 Czechia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
33 Greece 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
33 Iceland 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a colour TV
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 604 data points, 2003–2021
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