Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones by age, sex and income group by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
19.8
Bulgaria
Lowest
2.1
Czechia
Median
6.3
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
471

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones by age, sex and income group is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 19.8 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 2.1 in Czechia.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.3, and the mean is 7.13.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 261.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 83.5%).

Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 19.8 2025 down 50.0% falling
2 Romania 19.6 2025 down 35.3% falling
2 Albania 19.6 2023 down 47.0% falling
4 Hungary 9.8 2025 down 62.2% falling
5 France 9.6 2025 up 12.9% rising
6 Montenegro 9.3 2023 down 77.6% falling
7 Denmark 8.7 2025 up 17.6% rising
7 Finland 8.7 2025 up 128.9% rising
9 Latvia 8.6 2025 down 67.4% falling
10 Spain 8.4 2025 up 52.7% rising
11 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8 2019 down 30.4% falling
12 Norway 7.4 2025 up 111.4% rising
13 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.1 2021 down 23.7% falling
13 North Macedonia 7.1 2024 down 65.9% falling
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.7 2018 falling
16 Germany 6.5 2025 up 27.5% rising
16 Greece 6.5 2025 up 261.1% rising
18 Belgium 6.3 2025 down 17.1% falling
18 Slovakia 6.3 2025 down 41.1% falling
20 Lithuania 6.2 2025 down 72.6% falling
21 Estonia 5.9 2025 down 23.4% falling
22 Iceland 5.8 2020 down 12.1% falling
23 Ireland 5.5 2025 down 42.7% falling
23 Sweden 5.5 2025 up 175.0% rising
23 Portugal 5.5 2025 down 65.2% falling
26 Netherlands 5.3 2025 down 11.7% falling
27 Italy 5.1 2025 down 66.0% falling
28 Serbia 4.5 2025 down 83.4% falling
29 Switzerland 4.4 2024 unchanged falling
30 Austria 4.2 2025 up 5.0% flat
31 Malta 4 2025 down 33.3% falling
32 Luxembourg 3.9 2025 down 18.8% falling
33 Poland 3.7 2025 down 64.4% falling
34 Cyprus 3.3 2025 down 75.4% volatile
35 Slovenia 2.7 2025 down 46.0% falling
36 Croatia 2.2 2025 down 83.5% volatile
37 Czechia 2.1 2025 down 66.1% 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 replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones by age, sex and income group
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 471 data points, 2014–2025
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