EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday

Romania had the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 67.6%. Sweden had the lowest, at 9.2%. The median was 41.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 35.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest67.6Romania

Lowest9.2Sweden

Median41.527 EU countries

European Union (27)35.2History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Under 18
18 to 32
32 to 44
44 to 53
53 and over

%, 2015. 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, 2015

%. 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	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Romania	67.6	-1.9 pts
2	Croatia	65.8	-4.3 pts
3	Bulgaria	60.4	+10.5 pts
4	Hungary	55.3	-4.3 pts
5	Greece	53.7	+3.7 pts
6	Cyprus	53.5	-5.4 pts
7	Portugal	51.3	-4.3 pts
8	Italy	47.3	-2.2 pts
9	Slovakia	46.6	-2.2 pts
10	Malta	44.4	-7.6 pts
11	Lithuania	44.2	+1 pts
12	Poland	44	-8.6 pts
13	Ireland	42.1	-5.9 pts
14	Spain	41.5	-4.9 pts
15	Latvia	41.1	-3.8 pts
16	Czechia	32.4	-4.9 pts
17	Estonia	31.9	-2.8 pts
18	Slovenia	28.2	-3.3 pts
19	Belgium	26.4	-0.2 pts
20	France	24	-0.9 pts
21	Germany	19.7	-1.3 pts
22	Austria	17.5	-1.5 pts
23	Netherlands	16.7	-1.7 pts
24	Denmark	16.3	-0.3 pts
25	Finland	13.3	-0.3 pts
26	Luxembourg	13.1	-0.3 pts
27	Sweden	9.2	-0.7 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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?period=2015.

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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table},
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Which EU country has the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday?

Romania, with 67.6% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 9.2% in 2015.

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.