Rank in country
10 / 12
Among 12 regions in Netherlands
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Groningen (2025).
Latest value
· 2025
0.70% of people
NL 2.6 · -1.9 pp vs country · Europe 6.0 · -5.3 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
10 / 12
Among 12 regions in Netherlands
Rank in Europe
194 / 198
Among 198 European regions
Population
602,833
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation rate ILC_MDSD18
Lower is better · Range 0.4–6.0
Groningen recorded 0.7% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Netherlands and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 4,200 people in the region.
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 2.7% to 0.7%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Life expectancy is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Material deprivation is more favorable.