Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland
Ireland: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6.5% for persons who cannot afford a personal car in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland peaked at 13.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.0% | — |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -39.7% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +71.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 6.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +71.1% | 3.8% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 16 Estonia 7.0% compare
- 16 Estonia 7.0% compare
- 18 Germany 6.6% compare
- 20 Sweden 5.9% compare
- 21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.8% compare
- 22 Belgium 5.7% compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.7% compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.7% compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Ireland was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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