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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 32.8% 2024 down 35.9% falling
2 Romania 16.8% 2025 down 50.6% falling
3 Bulgaria 15.0% 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.

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Indicator
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
342 places, 2,948 data points, 2014–2025
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