Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
19.7%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.5%
Malta
Median
3.5%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
842
What the numbers show
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 19.7% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.5% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5%, and the mean is 4.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 160.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 69.4%).
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 19.7% | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 2 | Montenegro | 14.6% | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 3 | Albania | 12.7% | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 9.6% | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 7.4% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 7.4% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 7.1% | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 7.1% | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 6.9% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 6.0% | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 5.8% | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 16 | France | 4.6% | 2023 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 4.6% | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 4.6% | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 4.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 4.0% | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 4.0% | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 24 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 3.7% | 2019 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 3.5% | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 3.5% | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 3.3% | 2020 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 2.9% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 2.9% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 2.9% | 2023 | up 61.1% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 2.8% | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 2.8% | 2020 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 2.8% | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 2.3% | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 2.2% | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 37 | Germany | 1.9% | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2018 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2018 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 1.8% | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 1.7% | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 1.3% | 2020 | up 160.0% | falling |
| 42 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 42 | Switzerland | 1.3% | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 1.2% | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 1.0% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 1.0% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 49 | Malta | 0.5% | 2023 | down 61.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.