Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition and degree of urbanisation by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
7.8 Rating (0-10)
Finland
Lowest
6.2 Rating (0-10)
North Macedonia
Median
7.4 Rating (0-10)
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
274

What the numbers show

Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 7.8 Rating (0-10) in Finland; the lowest is 6.2 Rating (0-10) in North Macedonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.4 Rating (0-10), and the mean is 7.33 Rating (0-10).

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 34.7%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 6.3%).

Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 7.8 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 2.5% flat
1 Romania 7.8 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 9.9% rising
3 Austria 7.7 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 1.3% flat
3 Switzerland 7.7 Rating (0-10) 2024 down 3.8% flat
3 Poland 7.7 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 5.5% flat
3 Norway 7.7 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 2.5% flat
3 Poland 7.7 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 5.5% flat
3 Denmark 7.7 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 3.8% falling
9 Malta 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 7.0% rising
9 Netherlands 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 2.6% flat
9 Ireland 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 2.7% flat
9 Slovenia 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 8.6% rising
9 Netherlands 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 2.6% flat
9 Slovenia 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 8.6% rising
9 Belgium 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 1.3% flat
16 Slovakia 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 5.7% flat
16 Sweden 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 6.3% falling
16 Croatia 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 17.5% rising
16 Slovakia 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 5.7% flat
16 Cyprus 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 19.4% rising
16 Luxembourg 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 unchanged flat
16 Czechia 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 7.2% rising
16 Croatia 7.4 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 17.5% rising
24 Lithuania 7.3 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 9.0% rising
24 Portugal 7.3 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 17.7% rising
24 Estonia 7.3 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 12.3% rising
24 Estonia 7.3 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 12.3% rising
24 Lithuania 7.3 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 9.0% rising
29 Spain 7.2 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 4.3% flat
30 Italy 7.1 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 7.6% rising
30 Hungary 7.1 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 16.4% rising
30 France 7.1 Rating (0-10) 2025 unchanged flat
33 Germany 7 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 4.1% falling
34 Latvia 6.9 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 6.2% rising
34 Latvia 6.9 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 6.2% rising
34 Greece 6.9 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 11.3% rising
37 Serbia 6.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 34.7% rising
38 Bulgaria 6.3 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 31.2% rising
39 North Macedonia 6.2 Rating (0-10) 2024 up 3.3% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition and degree of urbanisation
Unit
Rating (0-10)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 274 data points, 2013–2025
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