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
38
Highest
19.8
Bulgaria
Lowest
2.1
Czechia
Median
6.3
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
471
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 38 countries. The highest value is 19.8 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 2.1 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.3, and the mean is 7.17.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 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 | Romania | 19.6 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 2 | Albania | 19.6 | 2023 | down 47.0% | 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 | Montenegro | 9.4 | 2023 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 8.7 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 8.7 | 2025 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 10 | 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 | 2019 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 7.4 | 2025 | up 124.2% | rising |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 7.1 | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7 | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 6.6 | 2025 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 6.6 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 6.5 | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 6.3 | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 6.2 | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 5.9 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 23 | Iceland | 5.8 | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 5.5 | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 5.5 | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 5.4 | 2025 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 5.3 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 5.1 | 2025 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 4.2 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 31 | Malta | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 4 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 3.8 | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 3.7 | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 3.3 | 2025 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 2.7 | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 2.2 | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |