Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
12.2%
Latvia
Lowest
0.8%
Ireland
Median
3.5%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
780
What the numbers show
Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 12.2% in Latvia; the lowest is 0.8% in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5%, and the mean is 4.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 156.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 78.6%).
Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 12.2% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 1 | Latvia | 12.2% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 3 | Austria | 10.1% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 9.1% | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 9.1% | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 6 | France | 8.2% | 2023 | up 156.2% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 8.0% | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 7.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 6.6% | 2023 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 6.5% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 5.6% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 5.6% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 4.6% | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 18 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 4.5% | 2020 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 4.5% | 2023 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 3.9% | 2019 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 3.8% | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 3.8% | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovakia | 3.4% | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 3.4% | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 3.4% | 2023 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 3.3% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 3.3% | 2023 | up 83.3% | flat |
| 29 | Sweden | 3.2% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 3.1% | 2020 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 3.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 2.8% | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 2.8% | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 2.2% | 2023 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands | 1.8% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 1.8% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 1.5% | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 1.2% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 1.0% | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 46 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.