Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
51.4%
Albania
Lowest
2.0%
Iceland
Median
9.9%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
573
What the numbers show
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 51.4% in Albania; the lowest is 2.0% 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 26.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 119.4%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 77.1%).
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 51.4% | 2023 | down 21.4% | 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 59.4% | 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 54.7% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 12.9% | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | Germany | 10.7% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 10.2% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 10.1% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 10.0% | 2025 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 9.4% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 8.7% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 8.4% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 7.6% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 7.5% | 2025 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 6.8% | 2025 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 6.2% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 6.0% | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 37 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 39 | Czechia | 5.8% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 5.6% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 41 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 47 | 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.