Persons who cannot afford a washing machine by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
7.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Switzerland
Median
0.5%
Years covered
19
2003–2021
Data points
605

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford a washing machine is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 7.0% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in Switzerland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.9%.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 100.0%).

Persons who cannot afford a washing machine: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 7.0% 2020 down 40.2% falling
2 Romania 6.0% 2020 down 61.5% falling
3 Serbia 2.3% 2020 down 45.2% falling
3 North Macedonia 2.3% 2020 down 54.9% falling
5 Denmark 1.9% 2018 up 72.7% falling
6 Latvia 1.7% 2020 down 71.2% volatile
7 Montenegro 1.6% 2020 down 72.4% volatile
8 Lithuania 1.5% 2018 down 70.6% volatile
9 Belgium 1.1% 2020 down 50.0% falling
9 Estonia 1.1% 2018 down 56.0% volatile
11 Hungary 0.7% 2020 down 12.5% volatile
11 Portugal 0.7% 2020 down 58.8% volatile
11 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 0.7% 2019 down 46.2% falling
14 Türkiye 0.6% 2020 down 91.0% volatile
15 France 0.5% 2019 down 37.5% falling
15 Greece 0.5% 2020 down 50.0% falling
15 Croatia 0.5% 2020 down 68.8% falling
15 Cyprus 0.5% 2020 down 16.7% falling
15 Poland 0.5% 2019 down 37.5% falling
15 Malta 0.5% 2020 up 66.7% rising
21 Slovakia 0.4% 2020 down 50.0% falling
21 Finland 0.4% 2018 down 66.7% falling
23 Netherlands 0.3% 2018 up 50.0% volatile
23 Austria 0.3% 2020 down 25.0% falling
23 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.3% 2020 down 50.0% falling
26 United Kingdom 0.2% 2018 down 50.0% falling
26 Spain 0.2% 2020 up 100.0% volatile
26 Italy 0.2% 2020 down 66.7% falling
26 Ireland 0.2% 2019 down 66.7% volatile
30 Slovenia 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% falling
30 Norway 0.1% 2018 down 66.7% volatile
30 Iceland 0.1% 2018 down 50.0% volatile
33 Sweden 0.0% 2020 volatile
33 Germany 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% falling
33 Czechia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% falling
33 Luxembourg 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% rising
33 Switzerland 0.0% 2020 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a washing machine
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 605 data points, 2003–2021
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