Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car in Sweden is 5.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Sweden peaked at 5.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Sweden was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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