Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
34.8%
Albania
Lowest
0.1%
Slovenia
Median
3.3%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
523
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 34.8% in Albania; the lowest is 0.1% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.3%, and the mean is 5.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 348.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 96.2%).
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 34.8% | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 16.3% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 14.5% | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 14.3% | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 10.7% | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 10.2% | 2023 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 9.7% | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 7.5% | 2025 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 7.3% | 2025 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | France | 6.4% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.2% | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5.5% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 5.5% | 2025 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 4.5% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 3.9% | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Latvia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Malta | 3.8% | 2025 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 3.8% | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 3.3% | 2025 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 2.7% | 2025 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2.6% | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2.6% | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Sweden | 2.6% | 2025 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 2.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 2.1% | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 2.1% | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 29 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 2.1% | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 1.8% | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 1.3% | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2022 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2020 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.