Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
267
Türkiye
Lowest
0
Cyprus
Median
6.2
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
499
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational attainment level is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 267 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2, and the mean is 19.66.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex … educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 267 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 90 | 2025 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 88 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 77 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 52 | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 48 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 26 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 8 | Albania | 18 | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 17 | 2025 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 13 | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 13 | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 13 | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 11 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 10 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 8 | 2025 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 8 | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 8 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 7 | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovakia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 3 | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 2.9 | 2025 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands | 2.8 | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 2.1 | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 1.1 | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 0.6 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.5 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.