# EU countries by material and social deprivation rate, 2025

All 27 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `material_social_deprivation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of the population that cannot afford at least 5 of 13 deprivation items (EU-SILC). The 13 items are 7 for the household (facing unexpected expenses, a one-week holiday away from home, avoiding arrears on rent, mortgage, utility bills or loans, a meal with meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day, keeping the home adequately warm, a car, replacing worn-out furniture) and 6 for the person (an internet connection, replacing worn-out clothes, two pairs of properly fitting shoes, spending a small amount of money each week on oneself, regular leisure activities, getting together with friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd07) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd07/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd07). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd07/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/material-social-deprivation/eu-countries

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Greece | 30.1 |
| 2 | Romania | 26.8 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 24.5 |
| 4 | Spain | 15.4 |
| 5 | Hungary | 15.3 |
| 6 | France | 13.3 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 12.9 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 11.6 |
| 9 | Latvia | 11.3 |
| 10 | Germany | 10.7 |
| 11 | Portugal | 10.2 |
| 12 | Italy | 10.1 |
| 13 | Ireland | 10 |
| 14 | Belgium | 9.4 |
| 15 | Estonia | 8.7 |
| 15 | Malta | 8.7 |
| 17 | Denmark | 8.5 |
| 18 | Cyprus | 7.6 |
| 19 | Finland | 7.5 |
| 20 | Sweden | 6.9 |
| 21 | Austria | 6.3 |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 6.2 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 5.9 |
| 24 | Czechia | 5.8 |
| 25 | Slovenia | 5.1 |
| 26 | Poland | 4.8 |
| 27 | Croatia | 4.4 |