Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Finland
Finland: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 11.3% for persons who cannot afford a personal car in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Finland peaked at 11.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2012.
Finland ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 11.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 11.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car in Finland?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Finland was 11.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Finland ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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