Question Averages by sex Averages by age groups Averages by highest educational attainment Averages by marital status Averages by income quintiles
male female total 16–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75 year or older ISCED Level 0–1 ISCED Level 2 ISCED Level 3–4 ISCED Level 5–6 unmarried married, living with spouse married, not living with spouse widowed divorced 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
year-old
2013
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.1 6.1 6.1 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.4 6.0 6.8 7.1 6.5 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.1 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.9
the financial situation of your household? 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.6 4.4 5.0 5.8 6.6 5.1 5.4 4.3 5.1 4.4 3.4 4.6 5.1 5.6 6.5
your accommodation? 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.1 6.1 6.8 7.2 7.5 6.5 7.1 5.7 6.8 6.2 5.4 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.5
your present work? 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.2 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.8 7.5 7.7 7.0 7.2 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.6
commuting time? 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.2 6.8 5.5 6.7 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.0 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.5
the amount of time you have to do things you like doing? 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.5 6.9 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.1 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.9
your personal relationships? 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.8 6.9 7.3 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8
the recreational or green areas in the place where you live? 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.3 5.5 6.1 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.7
the quality of your living environment? 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.1 6.5 6.8 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 6.5 6.1 5.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9
2015
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.9 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.4 6.9 6.4 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.9
the financial situation of your household? 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.6 4.4 4.9 5.5 6.3 5.2 5.6 4.2 5.1 4.5 3.8 4.8 5.1 5.7 6.5
your accommodation? 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.0 6.5 6.9 7.3 6.4 7.0 5.4 6.6 6.1 5.5 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.3
your present work? 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.4 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.6 4.4 4.1 4.4 5.6 6.0 6.8 5.9 6.1 5.1 4.5 5.5 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.5
commuting time? 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 5.7 4.3 3.9 4.6 5.7 6.1 6.8 5.9 6.2 5.3 4.6 5.8 5.1 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.4
the amount of time you have to do things you like doing? 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.2 5.6 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.9
your personal relationships? 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.8
the quality of your living environment? 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.3 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.0 6.2 6.8 6.5 6.0 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.1
2016
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.9 6.4 6.3 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.7
the financial situation of your household? 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.5 4.4 4.9 5.4 6.3 5.1 5.5 4.0 4.9 4.5 3.9 4.7 5.0 5.6 6.3
2017
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.4 7.0 6.3 6.4 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.8
the financial situation of your household? 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.4 5.1 5.5 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.5 5.0 5.4 6.4
2018
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.8 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.5 7.1
the financial situation of your household? 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.5 4.6 5.2 5.8 6.6 5.5 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.2 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.7
tour accommodation? 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.5 7.4 6.4 6.9 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.4 6.9 7.2 6.8 6.1 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.8
your present work? 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9 8.2 7.8 6.1 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.8 7.1 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.5
the amount of time you have to do things you like doing? 6.4 6.3 6.4 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.7
your personal relationships? 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.1 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.8
the quality of your living environment? 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.9 7.3 7.6 6.8 7.3 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.5
2019
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.4 6.3 6.3 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.6 7.1 6.7 6.6 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.9
the financial situation of your household? 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.5 5.1 5.7 6.5 5.5 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.4
2020
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.8 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.6 7.0 7.2
the financial situation of your household? 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.7 5.4 6.0 6.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.6 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.7
your accommodation? 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.1 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.9
your present work? 7.1 7 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 7 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.5 6.6 7 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.5
the amount of time you have to do things you like doing? 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.5 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9
your personal relationships? 7.6 7.8 7.7 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8
the quality of your living environment? 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.6 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.6
2021
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.6 6.5 6.5 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.8 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.7 7.1
the financial situation of your household? 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 5.3 5.8 6.6 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.3 4.3 5.1 5.5 6.0 6.6
2022
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 6.9 6.8 6.9 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.6 7.0 7.4 7.0 7.2 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.3
the financial situation of your household? 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 4.8 5.6 6.2 6.9 5.9 6.3 5.2 5.5 5.5 4.8 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.9
the amount of time you have to do things you like doing? 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.5 7.2 7.1 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.0 6.9 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9
your personal relationships? 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.8 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.9
2023
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.2 7.6 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.8
the financial situation of your household? 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.8 4.9 5.7 6.3 6.9 5.9 6.4 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.4 7.0
2024
Overall, how satisfied are you with
your life these days? 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.6 7.0 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.5
the financial situation of your household? 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.6 6.2 6.9 5.9 6.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.8 6.3 7.0

Footnotes

*Answers are on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means 'not at all satisfied' and 10 means 'completely satisfied'.
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