Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
32.8
Albania
Lowest
3.4
Luxembourg
Median
4.8
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
2,854

What the numbers show

Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 32.8 in Albania; the lowest is 3.4 in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.8, and the mean is 6.71.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 254.5%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 76.2%).

Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 32.8 2024 down 35.9% falling
2 Romania 16.8 2025 down 50.6% falling
3 Bulgaria 15 2025 down 59.2% falling
4 Greece 14.9 2025 down 15.3% falling
5 Türkiye 12 2025 down 22.1% falling
6 North Macedonia 11.6 2024 down 65.5% falling
7 Montenegro 11 2024 down 65.7% falling
8 Serbia 10.3 2024 down 59.0% falling
9 Hungary 8.5 2025 down 64.7% falling
10 Spain 8.1 2025 up 9.5% flat
11 France 7 2025 up 2.9% flat
11 Slovakia 7 2025 down 16.7% falling
13 Germany 5.6 2025 down 1.8% rising
14 Lithuania 5.5 2025 down 62.3% falling
15 Italy 5.2 2025 down 57.0% falling
16 Belgium 4.9 2025 down 31.9% falling
17 Latvia 4.8 2025 down 68.8% falling
18 Denmark 4.5 2025 up 40.6% rising
19 Portugal 4.3 2025 down 60.6% falling
20 Sweden 3.9 2025 up 254.5% rising
21 Estonia 3.5 2025 unchanged falling
22 Finland 3.3 2025 up 230.0% rising
23 Austria 2.9 2025 unchanged flat
24 Czechia 2.6 2025 down 42.2% falling
24 Netherlands 2.6 2025 down 18.8% falling
24 Norway 2.6 2025 up 52.9% rising
27 Switzerland 2.4 2024 up 20.0% rising
28 Cyprus 2.2 2025 down 72.2% volatile
29 Croatia 2 2025 down 76.2% falling
29 Poland 2 2025 down 74.4% falling
31 Slovenia 1.9 2025 down 60.4% falling
32 Iceland 0.4 2022 down 75.0% falling
123 Ireland 5.2 2025 down 44.7% falling
159 Malta 4.1 2025 down 50.0% falling
188 Luxembourg 3.4 2025 up 36.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
334 places, 2,854 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed