Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
55.1%
Albania
Lowest
3.9%
Croatia
Median
9.7%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
572

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 55.1% in Albania; the lowest is 3.9% in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.7%, and the mean is 11.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 182.1%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 67.6%).

Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 55.1% 2023 down 25.3% falling
2 Greece 27.3% 2025 up 2.2% flat
3 Romania 23.3% 2025 down 54.7% falling
4 Lithuania 17.9% 2025 down 34.2% falling
4 Lithuania 17.9% 2025 down 34.2% falling
6 Latvia 16.2% 2025 down 5.8% falling
6 Latvia 16.2% 2025 down 5.8% falling
8 North Macedonia 15.9% 2024 down 51.4% falling
9 Hungary 15.8% 2025 down 45.9% falling
10 Bulgaria 14.5% 2025 down 51.2% falling
11 France 13.9% 2025 up 10.3% rising
12 Spain 13.4% 2025 down 10.7% falling
13 Switzerland 13.0% 2024 up 56.6% rising
14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.6% 2019 down 29.2% falling
15 Montenegro 11.8% 2023 down 67.6% falling
16 Germany 11.7% 2025 up 2.6% rising
17 Malta 11.5% 2025 down 28.6% falling
18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.2% 2021 down 30.0% falling
19 Estonia 10.7% 2025 up 94.5% rising
19 Estonia 10.7% 2025 up 94.5% rising
19 Italy 10.7% 2025 down 43.1% falling
22 Denmark 10.4% 2025 up 26.8% rising
23 Serbia 9.9% 2025 down 65.5% falling
24 Sweden 9.7% 2025 up 83.0% rising
24 Belgium 9.7% 2025 down 22.4% falling
26 Austria 9.6% 2025 down 5.9% falling
27 Slovenia 9.2% 2025 down 52.6% falling
27 Ireland 9.2% 2025 down 44.9% falling
27 Slovenia 9.2% 2025 down 52.6% falling
30 Portugal 8.7% 2025 down 45.3% falling
30 Türkiye 8.7% 2025 down 22.3% falling
32 Finland 7.9% 2025 up 182.1% rising
33 Poland 6.9% 2025 down 62.9% falling
33 Poland 6.9% 2025 down 62.9% falling
35 Netherlands 6.7% 2025 down 36.8% falling
35 Netherlands 6.7% 2025 down 36.8% falling
37 Cyprus 6.3% 2025 down 58.3% falling
38 Slovakia 5.7% 2025 down 43.6% falling
38 Norway 5.7% 2025 up 62.9% rising
38 Slovakia 5.7% 2025 down 43.6% falling
41 Luxembourg 5.4% 2025 up 42.1% rising
42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.2% 2018 falling
42 United Kingdom 5.2% 2018 falling
44 Iceland 4.7% 2020 down 48.9% falling
45 Czechia 4.1% 2025 down 28.1% falling
46 Croatia 3.9% 2025 down 26.4% falling
46 Croatia 3.9% 2025 down 26.4% falling

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 regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 572 data points, 2014–2025
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