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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.