Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 7.4% for persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 11.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.7% | — |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 11.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 7.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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