Rank in country
12 / 38
Among 38 regions in Germany
Kassel - Severe Material Deprivation
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Kassel (2025).
Kassel
Latest value
· 2025
6.30% of people
DE 5.6 · +0.7 pp vs country · Europe 6.0 · +0.3 pp vs Europe
Rank in Europe
65 / 198
Among 198 European regions
Population
1,200,892
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
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
How Kassel compares
Lower is better · Range 1.6–10.9
Kassel
6.3
Germany
5.6
Europe
6.0
Germany +0.7 pp
Europe +0.3 pp
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Regional insights
Regional position
Kassel recorded 6.3% in 2025, a less favorable result than both the national benchmark for Germany and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 76,000 people in the region.
Recent change
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 7.7% to 6.3%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.