People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Spain

People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Spain was 32.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.2 pts from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202532.2%

Change on 2024-1.2 pts

Rank8th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high482013

Series low32.22025

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People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Spain, 2004 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.

All 22 values

Period	%
2025	32.2
2024	33.4
2023	33.2
2022	33.6
2021	32.7
2020	34.5
2019	33.5
2018	34.2
2017	34.3
2016	40.3
2015	41.5
2014	46.4
2013	48
2012	46.6
2011	40.9
2010	42.6
2009	42 Series break
2008	36.2
2007	38
2006	40.7
2005	42.6
2004	45.1

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Spain	32.2
European Union (27)	27.5

Spain compared with nearby places

Under 16
16 to 22
22 to 28
28 to 33
33 and over

People who cannot afford a week of holiday, 2025, %. Spain is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday 27 places

Definition

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.

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Eurostat. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02) (People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Spain, 2004 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table

MLA 9

Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02), People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Spain, 2004 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/spain. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Spain, 2004 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/spain.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02), People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Spain, 2004 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/spain (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes02): People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Spain, 2004 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/spain. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_mdes02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the people who cannot afford a week of holiday in Spain?

People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Spain was 32.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.2 pts from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday in Spain?

48% in 2013, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

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