Eurostat reports on the affordability of annual holidays in the European Union

In 2025, 27.5% of the European Union population aged 16 and over were unable to afford a one-week annual holiday away from home, according to data released by Eurostat. This figure represents a slight increase of 0.5 percentage points compared to 2024, though it remains 7.7 percentage points lower than the levels recorded in 2015. In Cyprus, 27.6% of residents reported being unable to afford such a holiday, a figure consistent with the European average.

Significant disparities exist across member states. Romania recorded the highest rate of inability to afford holidays at 61.4%, followed by Greece at 46.6%, and Bulgaria and Hungary at 39.1%. Conversely, the most favorable conditions were observed in Luxembourg (10.6%), Sweden (12.4%), and the Netherlands (12.8%). While Cyprus reports figures near the EU average, local analysis suggests that rising costs of living and wage stagnation continue to impact the financial capacity of a significant segment of the population to meet these basic leisure needs.