Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
47.9%
Albania
Lowest
1.2%
Iceland
Median
9.9%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
2,664
What the numbers show
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 47.9% in Albania; the lowest is 1.2% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 11.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 122.6%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 79.7%).
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 47.9% | 2024 | down 25.5% | 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 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 24.5% | 2025 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 23.2% | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 18.6% | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 15.4% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 15.3% | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 14.6% | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 11 | France | 13.3% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 12.9% | 2025 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 12.9% | 2025 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 10.7% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 10.2% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 10.1% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 10.0% | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 9.4% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 8.7% | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 8.5% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 7.6% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 7.5% | 2025 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 6.9% | 2025 | up 122.6% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 6.2% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 6.0% | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 5.8% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 5.6% | 2025 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2022 | down 79.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Veri 52.9%
- Qender 51.5%
- Jug 49.8%
- Shqipëria 47.9%
- Ionia Nisia 45.2%
- Sud-Est 41.3%
- Peloponnisos 35.3%
- Kentriki Makedonia 34.8%
- Dytiki Elláda 34.0%
- Severen tsentralen 32.3%
- Macroregiunea Doi 31.6%
- Yugoiztochen 31.5%
- Kentriki Elláda 31.4%
- Notio Aigaio 31.1%
- Voreia Elláda 31.1%
- Sud-Muntenia 31.0%
- Attiki 30.2%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 29.6%
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 28.7%
- Yuzhen tsentralen 27.6%
- Dytiki Makedonia 27.5%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 27.4%
- Macroregiunea Trei 27.0%
- Sterea Elláda 27.0%
- Severozapaden 26.9%
- Nord-Vest 26.2%
- Macroregiunea Unu 25.1%
- Severna Makedonija 25.0%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 24.9%
- Thessalia 24.5%
- Nord-Est 24.4%
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 24.3%
- Észak-Magyarország 24.2%
- Severoiztochen 24.1%
- Centru 23.9%
- Kriti 22.3%
- Észak-Alföld 22.2%
- Bucureşti-Ilfov 21.8%
- Ciudad de Melilla 21.7%
- Macroregiunea Patru 21.4%