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Einsame junge Frau steht auf Seebrücke und schaut in die Ferne (refer to: Loneliness: Especially younger people are feeling increasingly lonely) | Source: © fotoduets/stock.adobe.com

FReDA Policy BriefLoneliness: Especially younger people are feeling increasingly lonely

In the last five years, the feeling of loneliness has increased in Germany. Today, one in three people between the ages of 18 and 53 feels lonely at least some of the time – including many younger people under 30, as new BiB analyses show.

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Miscellaneous PublicationsSubjektives Wohlbefinden und demografische Ereignisse im Lebenslauf

Cihlar, Volker; Genoni, Andreas; Milewski, Nadja; Spiess, C. Katharina; Stawarz, Nico (2023)

WISTA 6/2023. Wiesbaden: Statistisches Bundesamt: 69–80

What role does subjective well-being play as an indicator to describe the quality of life of individuals and societal wealth? After a brief introduction to the topic, the article discusses the relationship between subjective well-being and demographic events and processes, like fertility behaviour, international migration and ageing, from an international perspective. In addition to its importance as an indicator of wealth, subjective well-being supports evidence-based policies aimed at ensuring societal wealth. This requires the representative and differentiated collection and analysis of indicators on subjective well-being.

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