Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 10.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10.3%
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
15.7%
in 2014
All-time low
10.3%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2014–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) is 10.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.7% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 15.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 3 Romania 20.6% compare
- 4 Bulgaria 18.3% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 15.3% compare
- 6 Spain 15.1% compare
- 7 Montenegro 13.8% compare
- 8 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 11.0% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 348,876 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 66.37 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.4 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 348,375 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.4 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 52,141 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 263.53 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 262.44 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 104.9 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.4 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 10.3% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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