Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.8%
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
11.6%
in 2014
All-time low
6.2%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 6.8% for persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 11.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.6% | — |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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