Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
4,600.0%
Germany
Lowest
1.9%
Slovenia
Median
211.0%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
479
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 4,600.0% in Germany; the lowest is 1.9% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 211.0%, and the mean is 699.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,421.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 255.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 78.3%).
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4,600.0% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 4,553.0% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 3,896.0% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 3,160.0% | 2025 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 3,025.0% | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 1,510.0% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 7 | Albania | 1,035.0% | 2022 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 962.0% | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 790.0% | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 665.0% | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 665.0% | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 582.0% | 2025 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 563.0% | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 453.0% | 2025 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 412.0% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 376.0% | 2025 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 348.0% | 2025 | up 255.1% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 276.0% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 275.0% | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 262.0% | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 261.0% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 211.0% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 210.0% | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 210.0% | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 179.0% | 2025 | up 237.7% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 151.0% | 2025 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 133.0% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 81.0% | 2025 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 75.0% | 2025 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 42.0% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 39.0% | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 23.0% | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 22.0% | 2025 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 20.0% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 3.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Iceland | 3.0% | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 2.6% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 2.0% | 2025 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 26,938.0%
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 21,519.0%
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 20,558.0%