Severe material deprivation rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
19.9%
Greece
Lowest
0.0%
Switzerland
Median
4.2%
Years covered
12
2009–2020
Data points
228
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 19.9% in Greece; the lowest is 0.0% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.2%, and the mean is 6.4%.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 223.8%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Severe material deprivation rate by group of citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 19.9% | 2020 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 19.7% | 2020 | up 107.4% | falling |
| 3 | Cyprus | 18.7% | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 10.5% | 2020 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 10.5% | 2020 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 9.7% | 2020 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 8.5% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 6.8% | 2020 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 5.6% | 2020 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 4.3% | 2019 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 4.2% | 2018 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 4.2% | 2020 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 4.2% | 2018 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 3.8% | 2020 | up 192.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 2.0% | 2020 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 1.0% | 2020 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |