People who cannot afford a week of holiday
Share of the population living in households that cannot afford to pay for one week of annual holiday away from home (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes).
EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households.
Key facts
- People who cannot afford a week of holiday in the European Union (27) was 27.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Romania had the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 61.4%, and Luxembourg the lowest, at 10.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2003 to 2025.
Rankings
EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Denmark
- Cyprus
- Estonia
- Austria
- Latvia
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"unable_to_afford_holiday_share","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=unable_to_afford_holiday_share&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)