According to statistics released by Eurostat, 29% of residents aged over 16 were unable to pay for a one-week holiday away from home in 2019.
This percentage has gradually decreased since 2010, when around 39% of European citizens were unable to leave their home country for an annual holiday.
"However, due to lockdowns and border closure implemented across the world in 2020 to slow down the rapid spread of the coronavirus, this downward trend is likely to halt in 2020," Eurostat noted.
Romania recorded the highest share of citizens (54%) unable to pay for a holiday.
Luxembourg, Denmark, and Sweden are at the other end of the scale, with 11% of Luxembourg residents able to pay for a one-week annual holiday.
