Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
36.0%
Albania
Lowest
1.7%
Cyprus
Median
9.5%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
572

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 36.0% in Albania; the lowest is 1.7% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.5%, and the mean is 10.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 780.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 79.7%).

Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 36.0% 2023 down 21.6% falling
2 Greece 34.2% 2025 down 25.0% falling
3 Romania 20.6% 2025 down 59.0% falling
4 Bulgaria 18.3% 2025 down 48.9% falling
5 North Macedonia 15.3% 2024 down 60.1% falling
6 Spain 15.1% 2025 up 15.3% flat
7 Montenegro 13.8% 2023 down 67.9% falling
8 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.2% 2019 down 32.2% falling
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.0% 2018 falling
9 United Kingdom 11.0% 2018 falling
11 Lithuania 10.9% 2025 down 41.4% falling
11 Lithuania 10.9% 2025 down 41.4% falling
13 France 10.8% 2025 down 26.0% falling
14 Sweden 10.7% 2025 up 87.7% rising
15 Netherlands 10.5% 2025 up 41.9% rising
15 Netherlands 10.5% 2025 up 41.9% rising
17 Hungary 10.4% 2025 down 54.2% falling
18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 10.3% 2021 down 34.4% falling
19 Latvia 10.2% 2025 down 27.7% falling
19 Belgium 10.2% 2025 down 8.9% flat
19 Latvia 10.2% 2025 down 27.7% falling
22 Denmark 10.1% 2025 up 23.2% flat
23 Malta 10.0% 2025 down 51.5% falling
24 Germany 9.5% 2025 down 15.9% falling
25 Portugal 9.0% 2025 down 40.0% falling
26 Slovakia 8.8% 2025 down 44.3% falling
26 Slovakia 8.8% 2025 down 44.3% falling
26 Finland 8.8% 2025 up 780.0% volatile
29 Serbia 7.9% 2025 down 59.9% falling
30 Luxembourg 7.6% 2025 up 40.7% rising
30 Estonia 7.6% 2025 unchanged falling
30 Switzerland 7.6% 2024 up 24.6% rising
30 Estonia 7.6% 2025 unchanged falling
34 Ireland 7.0% 2025 down 41.7% falling
35 Poland 6.8% 2025 down 46.5% falling
35 Poland 6.8% 2025 down 46.5% falling
35 Italy 6.8% 2025 down 58.0% falling
38 Türkiye 6.5% 2025 down 29.3% falling
39 Austria 5.5% 2025 down 9.8% falling
40 Slovenia 5.2% 2025 down 8.8% falling
40 Slovenia 5.2% 2025 down 8.8% falling
42 Iceland 5.1% 2020 down 41.4% falling
43 Czechia 4.6% 2025 down 37.8% falling
43 Norway 4.6% 2025 up 31.4% rising
45 Croatia 4.1% 2025 down 79.7% falling
45 Croatia 4.1% 2025 down 79.7% falling
47 Cyprus 1.7% 2025 down 69.6% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 572 data points, 2014–2025
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