# EU countries by severe material and social deprivation rate, 2025

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

- Indicator id: `severe_material_social_deprivation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of the population that cannot afford at least 7 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, Severe material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd11) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd11/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd11). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd11/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/severe-material-social-deprivation/eu-countries

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Romania | 16.8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 15 |
| 3 | Greece | 14.9 |
| 4 | Hungary | 8.5 |
| 5 | Spain | 8.1 |
| 6 | France | 7 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 7 |
| 8 | Germany | 5.6 |
| 9 | Lithuania | 5.5 |
| 10 | Ireland | 5.2 |
| 10 | Italy | 5.2 |
| 12 | Belgium | 4.9 |
| 13 | Latvia | 4.8 |
| 14 | Denmark | 4.5 |
| 15 | Portugal | 4.3 |
| 16 | Malta | 4.1 |
| 17 | Sweden | 3.9 |
| 18 | Estonia | 3.5 |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 3.4 |
| 20 | Finland | 3.3 |
| 21 | Austria | 2.9 |
| 22 | Czechia | 2.6 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 2.6 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 2.2 |
| 25 | Croatia | 2 |
| 25 | Poland | 2 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 1.9 |