Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
47.0%
Albania
Lowest
2.0%
Iceland
Median
10.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
609
What the numbers show
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 47.0% in Albania; the lowest is 2.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.0%, and the mean is 12.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 122.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 77.1%).
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 47.0% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 30.1% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 26.8% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 25.0% | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 25.0% | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 24.5% | 2025 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 23.2% | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 8 | Montenegro | 18.6% | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 15.4% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 15.3% | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 14.6% | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 14.6% | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 13 | France | 13.3% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 12.9% | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 12.9% | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 16 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 12.5% | 2019 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 11.0% | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 10.7% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 10.2% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 10.1% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 10.0% | 2025 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 9.4% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 29 | Malta | 8.7% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 8.4% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 7.6% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 7.5% | 2025 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 6.9% | 2025 | up 122.6% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 6.2% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 6.0% | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 41 | Czechia | 5.8% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 5.6% | 2025 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 45 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 45 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 2.0% | 2020 | down 66.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 12.5%
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 12.5%
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 12.0%
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 12.0%
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 11.8%
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 11.5%
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 11.0%