Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational attainment level by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
54.6%
Albania
Lowest
1.7%
Iceland
Median
10.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
572

What the numbers show

Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational attainment level is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 54.6% in Albania; the lowest is 1.7% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.0%, and the mean is 11.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 104.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 86.7%).

Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 54.6% 2023 down 14.2% falling
2 Greece 31.6% 2025 down 26.3% falling
3 North Macedonia 26.6% 2024 down 47.6% falling
4 Türkiye 24.3% 2025 down 30.4% falling
5 Romania 23.3% 2025 down 56.8% falling
6 Bulgaria 22.9% 2025 down 56.5% falling
7 Montenegro 21.2% 2023 down 54.2% falling
8 France 15.7% 2025 up 16.3% flat
9 Hungary 15.2% 2025 down 62.1% falling
9 Spain 15.2% 2025 down 10.1% falling
11 United Kingdom 15.0% 2018 falling
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.0% 2018 falling
13 Serbia 14.4% 2025 down 62.8% falling
14 Germany 12.5% 2025 up 104.9% rising
15 Malta 12.0% 2025 down 29.8% falling
16 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.1% 2021 down 33.9% falling
17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 11.0% 2019 down 47.9% falling
18 Cyprus 10.3% 2025 down 52.8% falling
18 Denmark 10.3% 2025 up 49.3% rising
20 Latvia 10.2% 2025 down 69.5% volatile
20 Latvia 10.2% 2025 down 69.5% volatile
22 Slovakia 10.0% 2025 down 45.4% falling
22 Italy 10.0% 2025 down 51.2% falling
22 Slovakia 10.0% 2025 down 45.4% falling
25 Belgium 9.6% 2025 down 21.3% falling
26 Portugal 9.5% 2025 down 53.4% falling
27 Ireland 8.7% 2025 down 57.6% falling
28 Switzerland 8.1% 2024 up 72.3% rising
29 Lithuania 7.6% 2025 down 77.1% falling
29 Lithuania 7.6% 2025 down 77.1% falling
31 Estonia 7.3% 2025 down 13.1% falling
31 Estonia 7.3% 2025 down 13.1% falling
33 Austria 7.2% 2025 up 24.1% rising
33 Luxembourg 7.2% 2025 up 12.5% falling
35 Sweden 6.7% 2025 up 63.4% rising
36 Czechia 6.1% 2025 down 50.4% falling
37 Poland 5.1% 2025 down 71.8% volatile
37 Poland 5.1% 2025 down 71.8% volatile
39 Netherlands 5.0% 2025 down 41.9% falling
39 Netherlands 5.0% 2025 down 41.9% falling
39 Finland 5.0% 2025 up 31.6% rising
42 Slovenia 2.8% 2025 down 71.7% volatile
42 Slovenia 2.8% 2025 down 71.7% volatile
44 Norway 2.6% 2025 down 42.2% rising
45 Croatia 2.3% 2025 down 86.7% volatile
45 Croatia 2.3% 2025 down 86.7% volatile
47 Iceland 1.7% 2020 down 66.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational attainment level
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 572 data points, 2014–2025
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