Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
40.5%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
3.1%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
464
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational attainment level is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 40.5% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1%, and the mean is 5.3%.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 360.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 40.5% | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 13.7% | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 12.5% | 2025 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 12.4% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 12.0% | 2025 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 11.9% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 10.0% | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 7.7% | 2025 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 6.9% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 6.2% | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 6.2% | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 12 | France | 5.9% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 5.9% | 2025 | up 181.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 4.9% | 2025 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 4.4% | 2025 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 4.4% | 2025 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 4.3% | 2025 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 18 | Belgium | 4.1% | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 4.0% | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Portugal | 3.7% | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 3.3% | 2025 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2.9% | 2025 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2.9% | 2025 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2.8% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2.8% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 2.3% | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 2.3% | 2025 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2025 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 2.1% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 2.1% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 1.9% | 2025 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 0.9% | 2025 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2021 | 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.