Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
24.5%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.3%
Cyprus
Median
1.9%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
478
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 24.5% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.3% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.9%, and the mean is 3.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 92.8%).
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 24.5% | 2025 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 15.9% | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 11.5% | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 8.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 6.3% | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 6 | Albania | 6.0% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 7 | Malta | 4.2% | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 3.6% | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 9 | France | 3.3% | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 9 | Latvia | 3.3% | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Latvia | 3.3% | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 3.2% | 2025 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 3.2% | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 3.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 2.7% | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 2.7% | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 2.5% | 2025 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 2.0% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 1.7% | 2025 | up 240.0% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 1.7% | 2025 | up 240.0% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 92.8% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 1.7% | 2025 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 1.5% | 2025 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 1.5% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 1.5% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 1.4% | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 1.1% | 2025 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 1.0% | 2025 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 0.8% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 0.8% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2025 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 39 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2020 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.