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

All 38 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/germany-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bremen | 10.9 |
| 2 | Thüringen | 8.3 |
| 3 | Düsseldorf | 7.5 |
| 4 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 7.3 |
| 4 | Saarland | 7.3 |
| 6 | Arnsberg | 7.2 |
| 7 | Münster | 7 |
| 7 | Weser-Ems | 7 |
| 9 | Braunschweig | 6.8 |
| 10 | Detmold | 6.6 |
| 11 | Köln | 6.5 |
| 12 | Kassel | 6.3 |
| 13 | Lüneburg | 6.2 |
| 14 | Koblenz | 6.1 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 6.1 |
| 16 | Hannover | 6 |
| 17 | Berlin | 5.6 |
| 17 | Hamburg | 5.6 |
| 17 | Trier | 5.6 |
| 20 | Karlsruhe | 5.5 |
| 20 | Tübingen | 5.5 |
| 22 | Brandenburg | 5.4 |
| 23 | Darmstadt | 5.2 |
| 23 | Gießen | 5.2 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 5.2 |
| 26 | Mittelfranken | 5 |
| 27 | Schleswig-Holstein | 4.7 |
| 28 | Freiburg | 4.5 |
| 29 | Chemnitz | 4.4 |
| 30 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 3.8 |
| 31 | Leipzig | 3.5 |
| 32 | Dresden | 3.4 |
| 32 | Unterfranken | 3.4 |
| 34 | Oberbayern | 3.1 |
| 35 | Niederbayern | 3 |
| 36 | Oberfranken | 2.9 |
| 37 | Schwaben | 2.2 |
| 38 | Oberpfalz | 1.6 |