Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
32.8%
Albania
Lowest
0.4%
Iceland
Median
4.5%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
2,948
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 32.8% in Albania; the lowest is 0.4% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 6.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 32 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 32.8% | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 16.8% | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 15.0% | 2025 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 14.9% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 12.0% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 11.0% | 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 | 7.0% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 11 | Slovakia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 5.6% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 5.2% | 2025 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 4.9% | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 4.5% | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 4.3% | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 24 | Malta | 4.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 3.9% | 2025 | up 254.5% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 3.5% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 3.5% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 3.4% | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 3.3% | 2025 | up 230.0% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 2.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.6% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 2.6% | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.6% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 2.4% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 2.0% | 2025 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 2.0% | 2025 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Veri 36.3%
- Qender 35.1%
- Jug 33.0%
- Shqipëria 32.8%
- Sud-Est 27.2%
- Ionia Nisia 23.3%
- Yugoiztochen 21.1%
- Macroregiunea Doi 20.1%
- Kentriki Makedonia 19.3%
- Sud-Muntenia 19.2%
- Severen tsentralen 19.1%
- Yuzhen tsentralen 18.1%
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 17.9%
- Nord-Vest 17.4%
- Peloponnisos 17.2%
- Macroregiunea Unu 17.1%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 17.1%
- Severozapaden 16.9%
- Centru 16.8%
- Voreia Elláda 16.7%
- Macroregiunea Trei 16.5%
- Attiki 15.9%
- Notio Aigaio 15.6%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 15.4%
- Nord-Est 14.9%
- Calabria 14.8%
- Severoiztochen 14.1%
- Észak-Magyarország 14.0%
- Region Vojvodine 13.9%
- Észak-Alföld 13.6%
- Dytiki Makedonia 13.5%
- Kentriki Elláda 13.3%
- Bucureşti-Ilfov 12.9%
- Východné Slovensko 12.7%
- Alföld és Észak 12.3%
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 12.2%
- Dytiki Elláda 12.0%
- Ciudad de Melilla 11.8%
- Macroregiunea Patru 11.8%
- Srbija - sever 11.8%