A survey from 2021 of over 23,000 people from 28 different countries found that 41 percent stated they felt more lonely in the last six months. Turkey and Brazil were the countries with the highest share of people who said they felt more lonely in the last six months prior to the survey. This statistic shows the percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country.
Percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country
The source adds the following information:
"The sample consists of approximately 1,000 individuals in each of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, mainland
China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain and the U.S., and 500 individuals in each of Argentina, Chile, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey."
and
"The samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and Turkey are more urban,
more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more
“connected” segment of their population."
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Ipsos. (February 28, 2021). Percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419986/more-or-less-lonely-adults-worldwide-by-country/
Ipsos. "Percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country." Chart. February 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419986/more-or-less-lonely-adults-worldwide-by-country/
Ipsos. (2021). Percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419986/more-or-less-lonely-adults-worldwide-by-country/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Adults Worldwide Who Stated over The Last Six Months They Became More or Less Lonely as of 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419986/more-or-less-lonely-adults-worldwide-by-country/
Ipsos, Percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419986/more-or-less-lonely-adults-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults worldwide who stated over the last six months they became more or less lonely as of 2021, by country [Graph], Ipsos, February 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419986/more-or-less-lonely-adults-worldwide-by-country/
