Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 11.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
11.9%
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
17th
of 46 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2014
All-time low
11.6%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2014–2021

Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2014–2021

051015202014201720212014: 19.9 Percentage2015: 17.9 Percentage2016: 16.7 Percentage2017: 14 Percentage2018: 13.6 Percentage2019: 11.6 Percentage2020: 13.3 Percentage2021: 11.9 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2021, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 11.9%.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 17th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2014 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2014 19.9%
2015 17.9% -10.1%
2016 16.7% -6.7%
2017 14.0% -16.2%
2018 13.6% -2.9%
2019 11.6% -14.7%
2020 13.3% +14.7%
2021 11.9% -10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.6% 11.6% 19.9% 6
2020s 12.6% 11.9% 13.3% 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 14 Italy 13.0% compare
  2. 15 Ireland 12.7% compare
  3. 16 Germany 12.1% compare
  4. 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 11.8% compare
  5. 19 Serbia 11.4% compare
  6. 20 Malta 11.2% compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 11.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2019.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 556 data points, 2014–2025
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