Severe material and social deprivation by income quantile and household composition by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
10,074 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
20 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
275.5 Thousand persons
Years covered
7
2019–2025
Data points
300
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation by income quantile and household composition is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 10,074 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 20 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 275.5 Thousand persons, and the mean is 976.81 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 504.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 59.0%).
Severe material and social deprivation by income quantile and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 10,074 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 4,600 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 3 | France | 4,553 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 3,896 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 3,160 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 3,025 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 1,510 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 962 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 9 | Albania | 961 Thousand persons | 2023 | — | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 790 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 665 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 582 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 582 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 563 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 453 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 412 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 412 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 376 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 376 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 348 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 276 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 275 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 263 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 261 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 211 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 211 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 179 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 151 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 151 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 133 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 76 Thousand persons | 2023 | — | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 75 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 75 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 42 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 42 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 39 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 39 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 20 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
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 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 20,558 Thousand persons