Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
11,463 Thousand persons
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
142 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
985
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 11,463 Thousand persons in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 142 Thousand persons, and the mean is 777.98 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,732.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 265.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 77.7%).
Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 11,463 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 2 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 8,325 Thousand persons | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 2,144 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 4 | France | 2,111 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 2,035 Thousand persons | 2018 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 2,035 Thousand persons | 2018 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 1,939 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 1,289 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 695 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 386 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Albania | 319 Thousand persons | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 273 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 273 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 260 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 245 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 245 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 243 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 232 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 193 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 179 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 179 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 159 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 159 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 142 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 128 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 265.7% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 119 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 94 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 86 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 86 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 73 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 56 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 49 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 44 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 43 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 43 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 36 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 30 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 30 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 27 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 27 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 15 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 2 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 11,463 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 11,390 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 10,887 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 9,579 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 9,068 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 8,325 Thousand persons