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Eurostat: More than half of Albanian families cannot afford a week's vacation

2026-07-31 08:46:29Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Eurostat: More than half of Albanian families cannot afford a week's

Albania is surrounded by stunning seas, lakes, and Alps, but more than half of families in our country cannot afford to take a week's vacation away from home per year, ranking Albania among the countries with the highest level of economic deprivation in Europe.

According to Eurostat data, which for Europe dates back to 2025, and for Albania to 2023, about 53% of families in Albania cannot afford a week's vacation. Albania ranks second, after Romania, where this percentage exceeds 60%.

Albania is followed by Turkey, with around 51%, North Macedonia, with around 48%, and Greece, with around 47%. The data shows that the inability to take a vacation is particularly widespread in Southeastern European countries and in lower-income economies.

In this indicator, Albania is much weaker than the Region. In Serbia, around 36% of families cannot afford a vacation, while in Bulgaria and Hungary the percentage reaches approximately 39%. Italy registers a level of around 36%, while Portugal, Croatia and Spain fluctuate in the range of 32-33%.

The European Union average is around 27%, almost half the level recorded in Albania. This means that the inability to take a week's vacation affects proportionally almost twice as many Albanian families as in the EU.

In higher-income countries, the percentage is significantly lower. In Germany and Ireland, around one in five families cannot afford a holiday, while in the Netherlands and Sweden, the rate drops to around 12-13%.

The lowest percentages are recorded in Switzerland and Norway, where less than 10% of families are unable to take a week's vacation, as well as in Luxembourg, with around 11%.

Albania's position reflects the low level of household income and the limited space left for non-essential expenses, as the costs of food, housing, energy and transportation are met.

Although vacations are not considered a basic expense, the inability to finance them is used as an important indicator of living standards and material deprivation.

The Eurostat indicator does not measure whether a person has actually gone on holiday, but whether the family has the financial means to pay for a week away from home. Holidays can be taken within or outside the country.

If a family chooses not to travel for personal reasons, it is not automatically considered deprived./monitor.al


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