Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by household type, poverty status and by number of items of deprivation by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
92.5
Slovakia
Lowest
66.4
Cyprus
Median
82.8
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
671
What the numbers show
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by household type, poverty status and by number of items of deprivation is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 92.5 in Slovakia; the lowest is 66.4 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.8, and the mean is 82.52.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 41.3%), and the largest decrease in France (down 11.3%).
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by household type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 92.5 | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | Croatia | 92.1 | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 91.5 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 91.1 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 91 | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 90.9 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Czechia | 89.6 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 88.6 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 87.8 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 87.7 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 87.3 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Malta | 84.7 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 84.4 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 84.2 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 83.6 | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 83.2 | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 83.1 | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 83.1 | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 82.8 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 82.1 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 82.1 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 22 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 81.7 | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 81.4 | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Hungary | 81.2 | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 80.8 | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 80.6 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 27 | Albania | 79.3 | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 79.3 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 79.1 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 79.1 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 78.3 | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 75.5 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 75.4 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 34 | France | 72.5 | 2023 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 72.4 | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 66.9 | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 37 | Cyprus | 66.4 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.