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

Portugal: Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.2%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
33rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2013
All-time low
4.0%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2010–2025

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

02.557.5102010201720252010: 10.3 Percentage2011: 10.2 Percentage2012: 9.5 Percentage2013: 10.4 Percentage2014: 9.5 Percentage2015: 10.1 Percentage2016: 8.5 Percentage2017: 7.4 Percentage2018: 7.3 Percentage2019: 6.1 Percentage2020: 5.4 Percentage2021: 5.9 Percentage2022: 4 Percentage2023: 5.2 Percentage2024: 4.6 Percentage2025: 5.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 5.2% for share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in 2025.

The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Portugal peaked at 10.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2022.

That places Portugal 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Portugal, 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 Portugal, 2010 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2010 10.3%
2011 10.2% -1.0%
2012 9.5% -6.9%
2013 10.4% +9.5%
2014 9.5% -8.7%
2015 10.1% +6.3%
2016 8.5% -15.8%
2017 7.4% -12.9%
2018 7.3% -1.4%
2019 6.1% -16.4%
2020 5.4% -11.5%
2021 5.9% +9.3%
2022 4.0% -32.2%
2023 5.2% +30.0%
2024 4.6% -11.5%
2025 5.2% +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.9% 6.1% 10.4% 10
2020s 5.0% 4.0% 5.9% 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 32 Switzerland 5.3% compare
  2. 34 Lithuania 5.0% compare
  3. 34 Lithuania 5.0% compare
  4. 36 France 4.6% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Portugal?
Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Portugal was 5.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of?
Portugal ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Portugal. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-persons-who-cannot-afford-a-personal-car-by-level-of-disability-activity/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-persons-who-cannot-afford-a-personal-car-by-level-of-disability-activity/portugal/">Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of in Portugal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of persons who cannot afford a personal car by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 771 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed