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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.