Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria
Austria: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 5.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.4% for persons who cannot afford a personal car in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria peaked at 12.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2021.
Austria ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.9% | — |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +204.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -61.7% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +24.5% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +204.8% | 4.2% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Austria was 5.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Austria ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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