1.1. Contact organisation
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
1.2. Contact organisation unit
E2: Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
e-mail contact : ESTAT-SDG-MONITORING@ec.europa.eu
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
1.8. Contact fax number
2.1. Metadata last certified
29 March 2023
2.2. Metadata last posted
19 March 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
19 March 2025
The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 11 on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable and and towards SDG 1 on multidimensional poverty. SDG 11 is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under 'A new era for European Defence and Security', 'Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model', 'Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature' and 'Protecting our democracy, upholding our values'. SDG 1 is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under 'Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model'
SDG 11 aims to renew and plan cities and other human settlements so that they offer opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation, green public spaces and others, while improving resource use and reducing environmental impacts.
SDG 1 calls, among other things, for an eradication of extreme poverty and for a reduction of relative poverty and is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under 'An economy that works for people'.
4.1. Data description
The severe housing deprivation rate is defined as the percentage of the population living in a dwelling which is considered as overcrowded, while also exhibiting at least one of the following housing deprivation measures: i) a leaking roof, ii) no bath/shower and no indoor toilet, iii) considered too dark. The data stem from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
4.2. Unit of measure
% of population
i. total
ii. below 60% of median equivalised income
iii. above 60% of median equivalised income
4.3. Reference Period
Calendar year
4.4. Accuracy - overall
From 2005 onwards EU-SILC is based on a common framework defined by harmonised lists of primary and secondary variables, common concepts, a recommended design, common requirements (such as imputation procedures, weighting, sampling errors calculation) and classifications aiming at maximising comparability of the information produced. Details can be found in the metadata of the source datasets (see link to related metadata).
4.5. Source data
4.5.1. Source data - Organisation
ESS (SILC)
4.5.2. Source data - Comment
Data source: Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) (ILC_LVHO06A)
Data provider: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, based on data reported by the countries.
5.1. Frequency of dissemination
5.1.1. Frequency of dissemination - Grade
Every 3+ years5.1.2. Frequency of dissemination - Comment
Since 2020 this indicator is updated every three years. No data on 2021 and 2022 will be published. Complete and updated ESS data release information can be accessed via Eurostat release calendar.
5.2. Timeliness
5.2.1. Timeliness - Grade
T+0 years5.2.2. Timeliness - Comment
New data points are disseminated within the reference year.
“Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 establishes the timeliness of data transmissions from the national statistical institutes. Derogations are granted for number of counties for the timeliness deadlines according to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2050:
• variables for the data collection of year N should be transmitted by the end of the year N, but in exceptional cases, provisional microdata concerning income may be transmitted by the end of year N and revised data by 28 February of the year N+1;
• variables related to the observation covering the years of the rotation scheme ending in year N, should be transmitted by 31 October of the year N+1.
According to the regulation, the aggregated data will be published on Eurostat website, as soon as possible and within six months of the transmission deadline for annual and infra‐annual data collection, and within 12 months of the transmission deadline for other data collection, save in duly justified cases.”
6.1. Reference area
6.1.1. Reference Area - Grade
All EU MS6.1.2. Reference Area - Comment
Data are presented for all EU Member States plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Türkiye and Kosovo(*).
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
6.2. Comparability - geographical
6.2.1. Comparability - geographical - Grade
All EU MS6.2.2. Comparability - geographical - Comment
Data are comparable between the EU Member States and the other presented countries.
6.3. Coverage - Time
6.3.1. Time Coverage - Grade
> 10 years6.3.2. Time Coverage - Comment
The presented time series (including EU aggregates) starts in 2010.
6.4. Comparability - over time
6.4.1. Comparability - over time - Grade
> 4 data points6.4.2. Comparability - over time - Comment
Length of comparable time series without methodological break is longer than 4 data points. There are breaks in time series for BE, DE, IE, FR, LU in last 4 years (2017-2020).
7.1. Dissemination format - Publications
Analysis of indicator is presented in Eurostat's annual monitoring report on Sustainable development in the EU (progress towards SDGs in the EU context).
7.2. Dissemination format - online database
see table sdg_11_11
7.3. Dissemination format - other
Eurostat dedicated section on SDGs: Eurostat overview.
Copyrights: Eurostat Copyright/Licence Policy is applicable.
