Severe material and social deprivation
People who cannot afford at least 7 of 13 items considered necessary for an adequate life in Europe, such as paying bills on time, a week's holiday, keeping the home warm, replacing worn-out furniture or having an internet connection.
31 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.
Trend over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | Germany | France | Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.0%b (break in time series) | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 4.4%b (break in time series) | 6.4%b (break in time series) | 8.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | 3.0% | 7.3% | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 8.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.4% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- Among the 31 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Albania (31.2%) and the lowest Slovenia (1.9%).
- Half of the countries are above 4.8% and half below.
- From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 9 countries and fell in 19.
- The figure for the European Union was 6.3% in 2025, against 6.7% in 2020 (−0.4 percentage points).
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All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Albania 31.2%
- 2 Romania 16.8%
- 3 Bulgaria 15.0%
- 4 Greece 14.9%
- 5 Türkiye 12.0%
- 6 Serbia 9.0%
- 7 Hungary 8.5%
- 8 Spain 8.1%
- 9 France 7.0%
- 10 Slovakia 7.0%
- 11 Germany 5.6%
- 12 Lithuania 5.5%p (provisional)
- 13 Ireland 5.2%
- 14 Italy 5.2%
- 15 Belgium 4.9%
- 16 Latvia 4.8%
- 17 Denmark 4.5%
- 18 Portugal 4.3%
- 19 Malta 4.1%
- 20 Sweden 3.9%
- 21 Estonia 3.5%
- 22 Luxembourg 3.4%b (break in time series)
- 23 Finland 3.3%
- 24 Austria 2.9%
- 25 Czechia 2.6%
- 26 Netherlands 2.6%
- 27 Norway 2.6%
- 28 Cyprus 2.2%
- 29 Croatia 2.0%
- 30 Poland 2.0%
- 31 Slovenia 1.9%
- European Union 6.3%
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Grey: no value for 2025. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.