Severe material and social deprivation in Slovakia
7.0% of people in Slovakia were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.
Slovakia, 2025
7.0%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
10th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Slovakia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 7.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.4%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
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