Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
30.5
Türkiye
Lowest
0.9
Switzerland
Median
6.6
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
794
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 30.5 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.9 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6, and the mean is 8.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 80.7%).
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 30.5 | 2020 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 30.1 | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 30.1 | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 23 | 2020 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 22 | 2020 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 17.7 | 2020 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 14.8 | 2020 | up 41.0% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 13 | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 13 | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 10 | Cyprus | 10.9 | 2020 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 9.9 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 8.3 | 2020 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 8.1 | 2020 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 8.1 | 2020 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 8 | 2020 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7.7 | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7.7 | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 7.6 | 2020 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 7.6 | 2020 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 7.4 | 2018 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 7.4 | 2018 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 22 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.3 | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 6.7 | 2020 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 24 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.6 | 2019 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 24 | France | 6.6 | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 6.4 | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 6.4 | 2020 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 5.3 | 2020 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 4.9 | 2020 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 4.9 | 2020 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 4.6 | 2020 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 4.5 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 3.4 | 2020 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 3.4 | 2020 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 3.3 | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 2.9 | 2020 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 2.9 | 2020 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 2.7 | 2020 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 2.3 | 2020 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 2.2 | 2020 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 2020 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 43 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 2020 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 43 | Sweden | 2.1 | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 1.8 | 2020 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | 0.9 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.