Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
26,897
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
4
Iceland
Median
295.5
Years covered
18
2003β2020
Data points
648
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 26,897 in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 4 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 295.5, and the mean is 2,131.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,724.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 233.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 81.8%).
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 26,897 | 2019 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 2 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 18,996 | 2020 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 4,604 | 2020 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 3,492 | 2020 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 3,259 | 2020 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 6 | France | 3,166 | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 3,037 | 2018 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 2,950 | 2020 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 1,745 | 2020 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 1,348 | 2020 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia, Republic of | 998 | 2020 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 972 | 2020 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 743 | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 594 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 470 | 2020 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 449 | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 367 | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | Slovak Republic | 318 | 2020 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 273 | 2020 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 251 | 2020 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 233 | 2020 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 216 | 2020 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 212 | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 187 | 2020 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 139 | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 138 | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 137 | 2020 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 111 | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 108 | 2020 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 84 | 2020 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 78 | 2020 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 62 | 2020 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 35 | 2020 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 17 | 2020 | down 34.6% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2020 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 4 | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |