EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday, 2025

Romania had the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 61.4%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 25.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 27.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest61.4Romania

Lowest10.6Luxembourg

Median25.827 EU countries

European Union (27)27.5History

Map of EU countries, 2025

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

%, 2025. Source: Eurostat, Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 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.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2025 (%)	Change on 2024
1	Romania	61.4	+2.8 pts
2	Greece	46.6	+0.6 pts
3	Bulgaria	39.1	-2.3 pts
3	Hungary	39.1	+0.1 pts
5	Italy	35.7	+4.3 pts
6	Portugal	33.1	-2.1 pts
7	Croatia	32.6	-2.1 pts
8	Spain	32.2	-1.2 pts
9	Lithuania Provisional	30.9	-1.3 pts
10	Slovakia	29.1	-4.3 pts
11	Latvia	28.9	-0.4 pts
12	Cyprus	27.6	-5.6 pts
12	Malta	27.6	-1.2 pts
14	Estonia	25.8	+1.6 pts
15	Poland	24.5	-1 pts
16	France	23.2	+1.2 pts
17	Germany	20.9	+0.1 pts
18	Ireland	20.5	-2.5 pts
19	Belgium	19.5	-1.9 pts
20	Czechia	19	+0.5 pts
21	Austria	17.8	-1.1 pts
22	Slovenia	15.2	+0.8 pts
23	Finland	14.8	+0.3 pts
24	Denmark	14.1	-0.8 pts
25	Netherlands	12.8	-0.2 pts
26	Sweden	12.4	+0.8 pts
27	Luxembourg Series break	10.6	+1.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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) (EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday, 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), EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday, 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cannot-afford-holiday/eu-countries. 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). EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cannot-afford-holiday/eu-countries.

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), EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cannot-afford-holiday/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday?

Romania, with 61.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people who cannot afford a week of holiday?

Luxembourg, with 10.6% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.