Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Norway

Norway: Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of was 10.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
10.2
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
22.9
in 2019
All-time low
10.2
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Norway, 2010–2025

05101520252010201720252010: 13.82011: 11.52012: 10.62013: 14.42014: 12.22015: 11.22016: 11.92017: 13.32018: 14.22019: 22.92020: 12.42021: 11.72022: 10.52023: 11.72024: 12.32025: 10.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 10.2 for share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Norway peaked at 22.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2025.

Norway ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age in Norway, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 13.8
2011 11.5 -16.7%
2012 10.6 -7.8%
2013 14.4 +35.8%
2014 12.2 -15.3%
2015 11.2 -8.2%
2016 11.9 +6.3%
2017 13.3 +11.8%
2018 14.2 +6.8%
2019 22.9 +61.3%
2020 12.4 -45.9%
2021 11.7 -5.6%
2022 10.5 -10.3%
2023 11.7 +11.4%
2024 12.3 +5.1%
2025 10.2 -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.6 10.6 22.9 10
2020s 11.47 10.2 12.4 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 8 Greece 12.6 compare
  2. 9 Germany 10.7 compare
  3. 10 Latvia 10.4 compare
  4. 12 Sweden 9.4 compare
  5. 13 Romania 9.3 compare
  6. 14 Slovakia 8.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Norway?
Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Norway was 10.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 22.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2025.
How does Norway rank for share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of?
Norway ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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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Indicator
Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 634 data points, 2010–2025
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