Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment was 10.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 10.8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 17.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.9 | — |
| 2015 | 16.1 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 14.9 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 13.3 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 12.9 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.9 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 10.9 | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.58 | 12.4 | 17.9 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.33 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 10.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 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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