Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
11,463
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
2
Luxembourg
Median
150.5
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
783
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 11,463 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 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 150.5, and the mean is 929.5.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,732.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 26 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 | 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 | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 2,144 | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 4 | France | 2,111 | 2025 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,035 | 2018 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1,939 | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 1,289 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 695 | 2025 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 386 | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Albania | 319 | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 273 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 260 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 245 | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 243 | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 232 | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 193 | 2025 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 179 | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 159 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 142 | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 128 | 2025 | up 265.7% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 119 | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Finland | 94 | 2025 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 86 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Ireland | 73 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 56 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 49 | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 44 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 43 | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 36 | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 30 | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 27 | 2025 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Estonia | 21 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 15 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 5 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 2 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.