Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family (relatives) for a drink or meal at least once a month by employment status and income quintile by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
44.5%
Albania
Lowest
1.0%
Cyprus
Median
5.4%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
572

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family (relatives) for a drink or meal at least once a month by employment status and income quintile is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 44.5% in Albania; the lowest is 1.0% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.4%, and the mean is 6.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 44.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 254.5%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 76.5%).

Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 44.5% 2023 down 24.2% falling
2 Romania 18.0% 2025 down 43.8% falling
3 Hungary 15.2% 2025 down 54.5% falling
4 Greece 12.8% 2025 down 30.4% falling
5 North Macedonia 12.2% 2024 down 57.9% falling
6 Montenegro 11.2% 2023 down 67.4% falling
7 Bulgaria 10.5% 2025 down 57.7% falling
8 Spain 8.9% 2025 up 25.4% falling
9 Lithuania 8.3% 2025 down 48.1% falling
9 Lithuania 8.3% 2025 down 48.1% falling
11 Germany 7.8% 2025 down 38.1% falling
12 Serbia 7.7% 2025 down 67.2% falling
13 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.5% 2019 down 41.9% falling
14 Ireland 7.4% 2025 down 47.9% falling
15 Belgium 7.3% 2025 down 30.5% falling
16 Malta 7.1% 2025 down 28.3% falling
17 Türkiye 6.9% 2025 down 15.9% falling
18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 6.2% 2021 down 46.6% falling
18 France 6.2% 2025 up 17.0% rising
18 Norway 6.2% 2025 up 113.8% rising
21 Italy 5.9% 2025 down 46.8% falling
22 Luxembourg 5.6% 2025 up 24.4% rising
22 Portugal 5.6% 2025 down 50.0% falling
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.4% 2018 falling
24 United Kingdom 5.4% 2018 falling
26 Latvia 5.1% 2025 down 38.6% falling
26 Latvia 5.1% 2025 down 38.6% falling
26 Denmark 5.1% 2025 up 24.4% rising
29 Switzerland 4.7% 2024 up 62.1% rising
30 Estonia 4.1% 2025 down 19.6% falling
30 Estonia 4.1% 2025 down 19.6% falling
32 Sweden 3.9% 2025 up 254.5% volatile
33 Poland 3.4% 2025 down 66.7% falling
33 Poland 3.4% 2025 down 66.7% falling
35 Netherlands 2.9% 2025 down 23.7% falling
35 Netherlands 2.9% 2025 down 23.7% falling
35 Austria 2.9% 2025 down 37.0% falling
38 Slovenia 2.8% 2025 down 55.6% volatile
38 Slovenia 2.8% 2025 down 55.6% volatile
40 Iceland 2.1% 2020 down 44.7% falling
41 Croatia 2.0% 2025 down 73.3% falling
41 Croatia 2.0% 2025 down 73.3% falling
43 Slovakia 1.9% 2025 down 76.5% volatile
43 Finland 1.9% 2025 up 18.8% rising
43 Slovakia 1.9% 2025 down 76.5% volatile
46 Czechia 1.7% 2025 down 19.0% falling
47 Cyprus 1.0% 2025 down 50.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family (relatives) for a drink or meal at least once a month by employment status and income quintile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 572 data points, 2014–2025
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