Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
37.0%
Albania
Lowest
0.4%
Iceland
Median
4.3%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
453

What the numbers show

Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 37.0% in Albania; the lowest is 0.4% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.3%, and the mean is 6.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 254.5%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 76.2%).

Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 37.0% 2022 down 27.7% falling
2 Romania 16.8% 2025 down 50.6% falling
3 Bulgaria 15.0% 2025 down 59.2% falling
4 Greece 14.9% 2025 down 15.3% falling
5 North Macedonia 11.6% 2024 down 57.8% falling
6 Serbia 10.3% 2024 down 59.0% falling
7 Hungary 8.5% 2025 down 64.7% falling
8 Spain 8.1% 2025 up 9.5% flat
9 Slovakia 7.0% 2025 down 16.7% flat
9 France 7.0% 2025 up 2.9% flat
9 Slovakia 7.0% 2025 down 16.7% flat
12 Germany 5.6% 2025 down 1.8% rising
13 Lithuania 5.5% 2025 down 62.3% falling
13 Lithuania 5.5% 2025 down 62.3% falling
15 Ireland 5.2% 2025 down 44.7% falling
15 Italy 5.2% 2025 down 57.0% falling
17 Belgium 4.9% 2025 down 31.9% falling
18 Latvia 4.8% 2025 down 68.8% falling
18 Latvia 4.8% 2025 down 68.8% falling
20 Denmark 4.5% 2025 up 40.6% rising
21 Portugal 4.3% 2025 down 60.6% falling
22 Malta 4.1% 2025 down 50.0% falling
23 Sweden 3.9% 2025 up 254.5% rising
24 Estonia 3.5% 2025 unchanged flat
24 Estonia 3.5% 2025 unchanged flat
26 Luxembourg 3.4% 2025 up 36.0% rising
27 Finland 3.3% 2025 up 230.0% rising
28 Austria 2.9% 2025 unchanged flat
29 Norway 2.6% 2025 up 52.9% rising
29 Czechia 2.6% 2025 down 42.2% falling
29 Netherlands 2.6% 2025 down 18.8% falling
29 Netherlands 2.6% 2025 down 18.8% falling
33 Switzerland 2.4% 2024 up 20.0% rising
34 Cyprus 2.2% 2025 down 72.2% falling
35 Croatia 2.0% 2025 down 76.2% falling
35 Poland 2.0% 2025 down 74.4% falling
35 Croatia 2.0% 2025 down 76.2% falling
35 Poland 2.0% 2025 down 74.4% falling
39 Slovenia 1.9% 2025 down 60.4% falling
39 Slovenia 1.9% 2025 down 60.4% falling
41 Iceland 0.4% 2021 down 71.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 453 data points, 2015–2025
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