# Regions of France (NUTS 2) by severe material and social deprivation rate, 2025

All 26 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 by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/severe-material-social-deprivation/france-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Guyane | 21.1 |
| 2 | La Réunion | 13.8 |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 12.9 |
| 4 | Martinique | 10.6 |
| 5 | Corse | 9.8 |
| 6 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 9 |
| 7 | Champagne-Ardenne | 8 |
| 8 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 7.9 |
| 9 | Auvergne | 7.5 |
| 9 | Lorraine | 7.5 |
| 11 | Ile-de-France | 7.3 |
| 11 | Midi-Pyrénées | 7.3 |
| 13 | Limousin | 7 |
| 14 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 6.9 |
| 15 | Bourgogne | 6.8 |
| 15 | Picardie | 6.8 |
| 17 | Franche-Comté | 6.6 |
| 18 | Aquitaine | 6.5 |
| 19 | Haute-Normandie | 6.3 |
| 20 | Rhône-Alpes | 6.1 |
| 21 | Alsace | 5.9 |
| 22 | Basse-Normandie | 5.8 |
| 22 | Poitou-Charentes | 5.8 |
| 24 | Pays de la Loire | 5.5 |
| 25 | Centre - Val de Loire | 5.4 |
| 26 | Bretagne | 5 |