Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status was 7.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 7.3% for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 9.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2019.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.6% | — |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.67 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.5% (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 37.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 7.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2019.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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