Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones by employment status and income quintile by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
19.8%
Bulgaria
Lowest
2.1%
Czechia
Median
6.2%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
573
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones by employment status and income quintile is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 19.8% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 2.1% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 6.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 83.8%).
Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 19.8% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 2 | Albania | 19.6% | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 19.6% | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 4 | Hungary | 9.7% | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 9.6% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | France | 9.5% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 8.7% | 2025 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 8.7% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 8.6% | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 9 | Latvia | 8.6% | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 8.4% | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 12 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 8.0% | 2019 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 13 | Montenegro | 7.7% | 2024 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 14 | Norway | 7.4% | 2025 | up 124.2% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 16 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.0% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 6.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 6.6% | 2025 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 6.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 6.5% | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 6.3% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 6.2% | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 6.2% | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 5.8% | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 5.5% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 5.5% | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 5.4% | 2025 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 5.3% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands | 5.3% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 5.1% | 2025 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 4.2% | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 37 | Malta | 4.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 4.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 3.8% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 3.7% | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 3.7% | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 3.3% | 2025 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 2.2% | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Croatia | 2.2% | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.