Between 2020 and 2022, the population with financial difficulties across the European Union consistently reported the highest percentage of risk for depression. In 2021, both groups experienced their peak percentages of adults at risk of depression, with 78 percent for those with financial difficulties and 51 percent for those without. This statistic depicts the share of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties.
Percentage of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties
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If the people surveyed had a WHO-5 score of less than 50, on a scale from 0-100, they were defined as in risk of depression. The WHO-5 Well-being Index is a questionnaire to calculate the personal well-being.
The percentage of participants indicating financial challenges are those who stated that their households had “difficulty” or “great difficulty” making ends meet.
This survey worked mainly on the EU27 Member States. The survey was organized and divided in 5 rounds: Round 1: 9 April – 11 June 2020 Round 2: 22 June – 27 July 2020 Round 3: 12 February – 31 March 2021 Round 4: 21 October – 30 November 2021 (panel survey) Round 5: 29 March – 2 May 2022
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OECD. (December 5, 2022). Percentage of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448757/share-of-adults-at-risk-of-depression-in-the-eu-by-financial-difficulties/
OECD. "Percentage of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties." Chart. December 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448757/share-of-adults-at-risk-of-depression-in-the-eu-by-financial-difficulties/
OECD. (2022). Percentage of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448757/share-of-adults-at-risk-of-depression-in-the-eu-by-financial-difficulties/
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