Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 7.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7.2%
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2020
All-time low
6.2%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2016–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 7.2% for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over five years.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 16th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.7% | — |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 13 Austria 10.7% compare
- 14 France 10.5% compare
- 15 Germany 9.1% compare
- 17 Sweden 6.9% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 6.6%
- 18 United Kingdom 6.6%
More poverty & inequality data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 35.0% (2024)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 16.3% (2024)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 23.8% (2024)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -1.52 Number (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 14.9% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.7% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.0% (2021)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 68.6% (2021)
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 23.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 7.2% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2017.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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