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 2024, at 58.6%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 25.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 27%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest58.6Romania

Lowest8.9Luxembourg

Median25.527 EU countries

European Union (27)27History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Under 16
16 to 22
22 to 31
31 to 34
34 and over

%, 2024. 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, 2024

%. 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	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Romania	58.6	-0.9 pts
2	Greece	46	+2.9 pts
3	Bulgaria	41.4	-2.8 pts
4	Hungary	39	-4.1 pts
5	Portugal	35.2	-3.7 pts
6	Croatia	34.7	-4.7 pts
7	Slovakia	33.4	-2.8 pts
7	Spain	33.4	+0.2 pts
9	Cyprus	33.2	-2.6 pts
10	Lithuania Provisional	32.2	-1.8 pts
11	Italy	31.4	-0.9 pts
12	Latvia	29.3	-2.1 pts
13	Malta	28.8	-1.2 pts
14	Poland	25.5	-2.1 pts
15	Estonia	24.2	+1.2 pts
16	Ireland	23	-0.7 pts
17	France	22	-3.1 pts
18	Belgium	21.4	-0.3 pts
19	Germany	20.8	-2 pts
20	Austria	18.9	-0.8 pts
21	Czechia	18.5	-1.8 pts
22	Denmark	14.9	-0.5 pts
23	Finland	14.5	+1.6 pts
24	Slovenia	14.4	-2 pts
25	Netherlands	13	-0.2 pts
26	Sweden	11.6	+0.4 pts
27	Luxembourg	8.9	-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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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, 2024 [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=2024 (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 58.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 8.9% in 2024.

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.