Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye
Türkiye: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 20.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye stood at 20.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.8% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye peaked at 60.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2025.
Türkiye ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 60.7% | — |
| 2007 | 58.2% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -33.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye 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 | -33.8% | 30.5% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 57.6% | 60.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 35.6% | 56.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 20.2% | 34.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Türkiye was 20.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Türkiye ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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