Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 12.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 6 regions
All-time high
15.9%
in 2014
All-time low
11.2%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 12.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 15.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.9% | — |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 12.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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