EU 11.38
· European ranking
10 / 30
No change compared with previous year
Slovakia: Material and Social Deprivation
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
11.60% of people
EU 11.38 · +0.2 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 5 of 13 specified material or social items considered relevant to an adequate standard of living.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Material and social deprivation rate ilc_mdsd09
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Regional map
· 2025 · 4 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+52.59
17.70
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2-10.34
10.40
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3-16.38
9.70
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4-56.90
5.00
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Slovakia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Material and social deprivation rate, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to recent reversal. The wider topic context points to broader pressure. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Slovakia
In Slovakia, Material deprivation is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 11.6% versus 11.4% in 2025, a gap of 0.2 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Slovakia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 9.70% in 2020 to 11.60% in 2025. The latest step, from 12.70% in 2024 to 11.60% in 2025, reverses the previous direction and shows recent improvement.
Regional differences in Slovakia
In Slovakia, regional differences in Material deprivation are pronounced. Across 4 comparable regions, Eastern Slovakia records the highest value (17.7%) and Bratislava Region the lowest (5%), a gap of 12.7 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Slovakia, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.