Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
28.6%
North Macedonia
Lowest
1.0%
Iceland
Median
4.8%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
745
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 28.6% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 1.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 6.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 240.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 81.7%).
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 28.6% | 2020 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 27.4% | 2020 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 19.4% | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 16.6% | 2020 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 15.2% | 2020 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 14.7% | 2020 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 13.5% | 2020 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 8.7% | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 7.8% | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 7.7% | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 7.7% | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 7.3% | 2020 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 7.3% | 2020 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 7.0% | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 6.9% | 2020 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 15 | Croatia | 6.9% | 2020 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 5.9% | 2020 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2020 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2020 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5.7% | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 21 | Germany | 5.6% | 2020 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 22 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 5.3% | 2019 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 23 | France | 5.0% | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 4.6% | 2020 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 4.6% | 2018 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 4.6% | 2018 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 4.3% | 2020 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 4.0% | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 29 | Malta | 3.3% | 2020 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2020 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2020 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 2.7% | 2020 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 2.7% | 2020 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 2.7% | 2020 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 2.6% | 2020 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 2.6% | 2020 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 2.6% | 2020 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2020 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 42 | Norway | 2.0% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 1.8% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 1.7% | 2020 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 1.3% | 2020 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.