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More than half of Türkiye’s population aged 16 and above were unable to afford the cost of a one-week holiday away from home in 2024, according to Eurostat.
The share, standing at 57.4%, places Türkiye second among European countries with the highest levels of vacation affordability challenges—just behind Romania, where the figure is 58.6%.
The data, which reflects the proportion of people reporting that they cannot afford an annual weeklong holiday away from their usual residence, shows that this share declined to 27% across the EU in 2024, down from 28.5% in 2023.
Eurostat’s breakdown by household type also shows that 60.3% of households with children in Türkiye were unable to afford a one-week vacation.
Among two-adult households in Türkiye:
The challenge is even greater among single-parent households, with 58.7% of single women in Türkiye unable to afford a weeklong holiday, compared to 48.5% of single men. The highest unaffordability rate recorded was among single mothers with one child, 73.5% reported being unable to meet vacation expenses.
Among the countries with high rates of vacation unaffordability, Balkan nations continue to dominate the list. In Greece, the share stood at 46.0%, while Bulgaria reported 41.4% and Hungary 39.4%.
These countries, along with Türkiye and Romania, form the core of a regional pattern where a substantial portion of the population is unable to afford even a basic one-week holiday away from home.
In contrast, Western and Northern European countries recorded much lower figures, with Luxembourg (8.9%), Sweden (11.6%), and the Netherlands (13.0%) reporting the smallest shares of vacation unaffordability.
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