Europe

Highest Material deprivation regions in Europe

Compare European regions using the indicator Material and social deprivation rate.

Indicator: material_social_deprivation Year: 2025 Granularity: nuts2

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Burden ranking

Regions most affected by quality of life

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Highest burden: Ionia Nisia (Greece) | Lowest burden: Groningen (Netherlands)

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Region value: 45.2
  • Country value: 30.1
  • Gap points: 15.1
  • Gap vs country (%): 50.2
  • Ionia Nisia recorded a value of 45.2, compared with 30.1 in Greece, a gap of 15.1 points.

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Editorial insights

deviation

Ionia Nisia versus Greece

Ionia Nisia recorded a value of 45.2, compared with 30.1 in Greece, a gap of 15.1 points.

change

Ionia Nisia vs 2024

Ionia Nisia recorded 45.2 in 2025, compared with 51.4 in 2024, a change of -6.2 points.

outlier

Ionia Nisia stands out in Europe

Ionia Nisia shows an unusually strong deviation for Material deprivation compared with its national benchmark.

Indicator: Material and social deprivation rate

Granularity: Regions

  1. 1

    Ionia Nisia

    45.20

    -6.20
  2. 2

    Sud-Est

    41.30

    +0.60
  3. 3

    Peloponnisos

    35.30

    -2.10
  4. 4

    Kentriki Makedonia

    34.80

    +4.50
  5. 5

    Dytiki Ellada

    34.00

    +1.10
  6. 6

    Severen tsentralen

    32.30

    -2.50
  7. 7

    Yugoiztochen

    31.50

    -2.80
  8. 8

    Notio Aigaio

    31.10

    +11.70
  9. 9

    Sud-Muntenia

    31.00

    +1.80
  10. 10

    Attiki

    30.20

    +2.50
  11. 11

    Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

    29.60

    -7.40
  12. 12

    Yuzhen tsentralen

    27.60

    -4.60
  13. 13

    Dytiki Makedonia

    27.50

    -4.00
  14. 14

    Sud-Vest Oltenia

    27.40

    +2.20
  15. 15

    Sterea Ellada

    27.00

    -1.60
  16. 16

    Severozapaden

    26.90

    -0.80
  17. 17

    Nord-Vest

    26.20

    +0.90
  18. 18

    Ciudad de Ceuta

    24.90

    -3.30
  19. 19

    Thessalia

    24.50

    -0.10
  20. 20

    Nord-Est

    24.40

    -2.20
  21. 21

    Észak-Magyarország

    24.20

    -4.30
  22. 22

    Severoiztochen

    24.10

    -1.80
  23. 23

    Centru

    23.90

    -1.20
  24. 24

    Kriti

    22.30

    -3.00
  25. 25

    Észak-Alföld

    22.20

    +0.50

Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Material and social deprivation rate

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #1 Ionia Nisia 45.20
  2. #2 Sud-Est 41.30
  3. #3 Peloponnisos 35.30
  4. #4 Kentriki Makedonia 34.80
  5. #5 Dytiki Ellada 34.00

Bottom 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #143 Groningen 1.80
  2. #142 Grad Zagreb 2.10
  3. #141 Flevoland 2.40
  4. #140 Övre Norrland 2.60
  5. #139 Opolskie 2.60

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Notio Aigaio +11.70
  2. #2 Bucureşti-Ilfov +5.00
  3. #3 Kentriki Makedonia +4.50
  4. #4 Ciudad de Melilla +3.50
  5. #5 Zuid-Holland Zuid +3.40

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki -7.40
  2. #2 Ionia Nisia -6.20
  3. #3 Vest -6.10
  4. #4 Prov. Brabant Wallon -5.80
  5. #5 Beogradski region -5.70