In 2025, 27.5 per cent of European Union (EU) residents aged over 16 could not afford to go away on a one-week annual holiday, whilst in Serbia, more than a third of the population was unable to do so, according to data published today by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat.

The figures show that 36.3 per cent of citizens in Serbia could not afford to take a week’s holiday away from home.

Data for the rest of the Western Balkans is unavailable; however, in neighbouring Croatia – an EU member state – a holiday away from home was out of reach for 32.6 per cent of the population, whereas in Slovenia, it was not an option for 15.2 per cent of people.

Romania had the highest proportion of people unable to afford a seven-day break at 61.4 per cent, followed by Greece at 46.6 per cent, and Bulgaria and Hungary at 39.1 per cent each.

The countries with the lowest proportion of residents unable to afford a one-week holiday were Luxembourg at 10.6 per cent, Sweden at 12.4 per cent, and the Netherlands at 12.8 per cent.

(Danas, 31.07.2026)

https://www.danas.rs/vesti/ekonomija/evrostat-putovanje-trecina-stanovnistva/