# Autonomous communities of Spain by severe material and social deprivation rate, 2025

All 19 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/spain-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Melilla | 11.8 |
| 2 | Ceuta | 11 |
| 3 | Andalusia | 10.9 |
| 4 | Castilla-La Mancha | 9.8 |
| 5 | Region of Murcia | 9.6 |
| 6 | Canary Islands | 9.3 |
| 7 | Catalonia | 8.9 |
| 8 | Community of Madrid | 8.4 |
| 9 | Galicia | 7.1 |
| 10 | Valencian Community | 6.9 |
| 11 | Asturias | 6.7 |
| 11 | Castile and León | 6.7 |
| 13 | Aragon | 6.5 |
| 14 | Extremadura | 6.3 |
| 15 | Cantabria | 5 |
| 16 | Navarre | 4.8 |
| 17 | La Rioja | 4.3 |
| 18 | Balearic Islands | 3.6 |
| 19 | Basque Country | 3 |