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 | 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 | 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 |