Romania leads EU with 61% unable to afford a one‑week vacation

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Eurostat data for 2025 shows that 61.4% of Romanians aged 16 or older cannot afford a one‑week vacation away from home, the highest share in the European Union. Albania follows with 53% of families lacking the means for a week‑long holiday, while Greece records 46.6% and both Bulgaria and Hungary 39.1%. The EU average stands at 27.5%, and Serbia reports 36.3% of its population in the same situation. Compared with 2024, the share of people unable to afford a vacation rose by 0.5 percentage points across the EU, but the long‑term trend remains positive, with the indicator falling by 7.7 points since 2015. The indicator is used by Eurostat to assess living conditions and material deprivation, highlighting persistent disparities in purchasing power among member states.

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[● 9 SOURCES] Luxembourg has the lowest share at 10.6% of people unable to afford a one‑week vacation. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 9 SOURCES] Since 2015, the EU indicator has decreased by 7.7 percentage points. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 13 SOURCES] 61.4% of Romanians aged 16 or older cannot afford a one‑week vacation in 2025. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 9 SOURCES] The EU average share of people unable to afford a one‑week vacation is 27.5% in 2025. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 2 SOURCES] Eurostat uses the vacation‑affordability indicator to assess living standards and material deprivation in member states. (Eurostat)
[● 9 SOURCES] Romania ranks first in the EU for the share of people unable to afford a weekly vacation. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 9 SOURCES] The share of people unable to afford a one‑week vacation increased by 0.5 percentage points across the EU from 2024 to 2025. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 5 SOURCES] 46.6% of Greeks cannot afford a one‑week vacation in 2025. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 9 SOURCES] 46.6% of Greeks aged 16+ could not afford a one‑week vacation away from home in 2025, the second highest in the EU. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Serbia reports that 36.3% of its population cannot afford a one‑week vacation. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 6 SOURCES] Romania ranks first in the EU for the share of people unable to afford a one‑week vacation. (Eurostat 2025 data)
[● 3 SOURCES] The European Union average for the indicator is about 27%. (Eurostat data)