Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
34.8
Albania
Lowest
0.4
Iceland
Median
4.65
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
376
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 34.8 in Albania; the lowest is 0.4 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.65, and the mean is 6.64.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 87.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 245.5%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 76.2%).
Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 34.8 | 2023 | down 32.0% | 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 60.1% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 10.3 | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 8.5 | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 8.1 | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 7 | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 10 | France | 7 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 5.6 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 5.5 | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 5.2 | 2025 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 5.2 | 2025 | down 44.1% | 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 | Malta | 4.1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 3.8 | 2025 | up 245.5% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 3.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 3.4 | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 3.3 | 2025 | up 230.0% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 2.9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 2.6 | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2.6 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 2.4 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 2.2 | 2025 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 2 | 2025 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 2 | 2025 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1.9 | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 0.4 | 2021 | down 71.4% | falling |