People unable to face unexpected expenses in European Union (27)

People unable to face unexpected expenses in the European Union (27) was 29.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024.

202529.2%

Change on 2024-0.8 pts

Series high402012

Series low29.22025

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People unable to face unexpected expenses in European Union (27), 2010 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.

All 16 values

Period	%
2025	29.2
2024	30
2023	31.2
2022	31.6
2021	30.2
2020	32.5
2019	30.8
2018	32.2 Estimated
2017	34 Estimated
2016	36.2 Estimated
2015	37.4 Estimated
2014	39 Estimated
2013	39.7 Estimated
2012	40 Estimated
2011	38.3 Estimated
2010	37.1 Estimated

Rankings

EU countries by people unable to face unexpected expenses 27 places

Definition

Share of the population living in households that cannot pay an unexpected but necessary expense from their own resources (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes). The amount is set for each country, close to the monthly at-risk-of-poverty threshold.

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04) (People unable to face unexpected expenses, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table

MLA 9

Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). People unable to face unexpected expenses, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes04): People unable to face unexpected expenses, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/european-union. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the people unable to face unexpected expenses in European Union (27)?

People unable to face unexpected expenses in the European Union (27) was 29.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people unable to face unexpected expenses in European Union (27)?

40% in 2012, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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