Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
49.3
Albania
Lowest
3.9
Croatia
Median
9.6
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
595
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 49.3 in Albania; the lowest is 3.9 in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.6, and the mean is 11.34.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 192.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 66.4%).
Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 49.3 | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 27.3 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 23.2 | 2025 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 17.8 | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 17.8 | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 16.2 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 16.2 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 16 | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 16 | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 15.8 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 15.7 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 12 | France | 13.8 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 13.4 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 14 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 12.5 | 2019 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 12.4 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 16 | Montenegro | 12.3 | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 11.7 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 11.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 19 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 11.2 | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 10.7 | 2025 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 10.7 | 2025 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 10.6 | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 10.4 | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 9.6 | 2025 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 9.6 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 9.6 | 2025 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 9.5 | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 9.5 | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 9.3 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 9.3 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 9.2 | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 8.7 | 2025 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 33 | Türkiye | 8.5 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 7.9 | 2025 | up 192.6% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 6.9 | 2025 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 6.9 | 2025 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.7 | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.7 | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 6.2 | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 5.7 | 2025 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 5.6 | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 5.6 | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 5.3 | 2025 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 5.2 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 5.2 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 4.6 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 4.1 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 48 | Croatia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 48 | Croatia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.