Rank in country
18 / 19
Among 19 regions in Spain
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Illes Balears (2025).
Latest value
· 2025
3.60% of people
ES 8.1 · -4.5 pp vs country · Europe 6.0 · -2.4 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
18 / 19
Among 19 regions in Spain
Rank in Europe
121 / 198
Among 198 European regions
Population
1,249,844
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 3–11.8
Illes Balears recorded 3.6% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Spain and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 45,000 people in the region.
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 6.1% to 3.6%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.
Recent peer movements are mixed: the result for Life expectancy deteriorated, while the result for Material deprivation improved.