Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 6.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 6.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.6% | — |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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