Share of persons who cannot afford a washing machine by level of activity limitation, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
10.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Switzerland
Median
0.5%
Years covered
12
2010–2021
Data points
509
What the numbers show
Share of persons who cannot afford a washing machine by level of activity limitation, sex and age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 10.0% 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 6 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Share of persons who cannot afford a washing machine by level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 10.0% | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 5.2% | 2020 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 2.6% | 2020 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 4 | Denmark | 2.2% | 2018 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 1.5% | 2020 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2020 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 1.0% | 2020 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2018 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2018 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2018 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 10 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 10 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2020 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | France | 0.8% | 2019 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 10 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2018 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2020 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 0.6% | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0.6% | 2018 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 23 | Malta | 0.5% | 2020 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 44.4% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 44.4% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 0.4% | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.4% | 2020 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 0.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 0.1% | 2020 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2020 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.