Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
28.6%
North Macedonia
Lowest
1.0%
Iceland
Median
4.8%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
783

What the numbers show

Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 28.6% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 1.0% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 6.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 240.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 81.7%).

Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 North Macedonia 28.6% 2020 down 30.1% falling
2 Türkiye 27.4% 2020 down 53.8% falling
3 Bulgaria 19.3% 2020 down 57.8% falling
4 Greece 16.6% 2020 up 43.1% rising
5 Romania 15.2% 2020 down 50.0% falling
6 Serbia 14.7% 2020 down 45.4% falling
7 Montenegro 13.5% 2020 up 6.3% flat
8 Cyprus 8.7% 2020 down 22.3% falling
9 Hungary 7.8% 2020 down 63.9% falling
10 Lithuania 7.7% 2020 down 61.3% falling
10 Lithuania 7.7% 2020 down 61.3% falling
12 Latvia 7.3% 2020 down 73.6% falling
12 Latvia 7.3% 2020 down 73.6% falling
14 Spain 6.9% 2020 up 40.8% rising
14 Croatia 6.9% 2020 down 51.7% falling
14 Croatia 6.9% 2020 down 51.7% falling
17 Slovakia 5.9% 2020 down 48.2% falling
17 Slovakia 5.9% 2020 down 48.2% falling
17 Italy 5.9% 2020 down 20.3% rising
20 Germany 5.6% 2020 up 21.7% falling
20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5.6% 2020 down 3.4% falling
22 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.4% 2019 down 33.3% falling
23 France 5.0% 2020 down 13.8% falling
24 Portugal 4.6% 2020 down 48.3% falling
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.6% 2018 up 4.5% rising
24 United Kingdom 4.6% 2018 up 4.5% rising
27 Ireland 4.3% 2020 down 24.6% rising
28 Belgium 4.0% 2020 down 31.0% falling
29 Malta 3.3% 2020 down 49.2% falling
30 Slovenia 3.0% 2020 down 49.2% falling
30 Slovenia 3.0% 2020 down 49.2% falling
32 Austria 2.7% 2020 down 37.2% falling
33 Finland 2.6% 2020 down 7.1% falling
33 Estonia 2.6% 2020 down 71.1% falling
33 Estonia 2.6% 2020 down 71.1% falling
33 Poland 2.6% 2020 down 81.7% volatile
33 Poland 2.6% 2020 down 81.7% volatile
38 Denmark 2.4% 2020 down 11.1% rising
38 Czechia 2.4% 2020 down 61.3% falling
40 Netherlands 2.1% 2020 down 4.5% rising
40 Netherlands 2.1% 2020 down 4.5% rising
42 Norway 2.0% 2020 unchanged falling
43 Sweden 1.8% 2020 down 5.3% falling
44 Luxembourg 1.7% 2020 up 240.0% rising
45 Switzerland 1.3% 2020 down 18.8% falling
46 Iceland 1.0% 2020 down 44.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 783 data points, 2003–2020
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