Loneliness in the U.S.

Statistics report on loneliness in the U.S.

Loneliness in the U.S.

This report provides information on loneliness in the United States. The report offers a brief overview of the prevalence of loneliness worldwide before focusing specifically on the United States. There are chapters on the prevalence of loneliness in the United States, differences by age, and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on feelings of loneliness.

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Worldwide overview

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  • Basic Statistic Frequency adults worldwide felt lonely as of 2021
  • Basic Statistic Feeling of loneliness among adults 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic Adults worldwide who became more/less lonely over last 6 months, 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic Share of seniors in select countries worldwide who reported feeling isolated in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of individuals worldwide reporting feelings of loneliness in 2022, by age group

U.S. overview

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who thought select health issues were a crisis 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of close friends had by adults in the U.S. in 1990 and 2021
  • Basic Statistic Annual daily average in minutes spent on social engagements in the U.S. 2003-2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who felt lonely a lot of the day yesterday as of 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults with select impacts from stress in past month 2022
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety, depression, loneliness among U.S. adults, 2022
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety, depression, loneliness among U.S. adults, 2022, by income
  • Premium Statistic Anxiety, depression, loneliness among U.S. adults, 2022, by LGBT identity

Prevalence of loneliness

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who felt lonely a lot of the day yesterday from 2020 to 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who felt lonely a lot of the day yesterday 2020-2023, by income
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who felt lonely a lot of the day yesterday as of 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Frequency U.S. adults felt lonely before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Frequency U.S. adults felt lonely before the COVID-19 pandemic 2021, by region
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who felt lonely December 2021, by gender

Age differences

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  • Basic Statistic Anxiety, depression, loneliness among U.S. adults, 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who felt lonely a lot of the day yesterday 2020-2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Frequency U.S. adults felt lonely before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of younger and older U.S. adults who felt lonely December 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults who felt isolated from others 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic LGBT adults who often felt anxious, lonely, and depressed in the U.S. 2023, by race

The COVID-19 pandemic and loneliness

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  • Basic Statistic Coronavirus impact on body and mind of women in the United States 2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who felt more lonely since the COVID-19 pandemic began 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who felt more lonely since the COVID-19 pandemic began 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Frequency U.S. adults felt lonely since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Frequency U.S. adults felt lonely since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who felt lonely yesterday 2020, by relationship status
  • Basic Statistic Loneliness among older U.S. adults before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020
  • Basic Statistic Health issues U.S. adults were worried will impact the lives of teenagers, 2022
  • Premium Statistic Struggles with working remotely worldwide 2020-2023

Miscellaneous

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  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of select health conditions among lonely U.S. adults in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of lonely U.S. adults trying to improve their mental health 2021, by condition
  • Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults who felt isolated from others 2018-23, by physical health
  • Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults who felt isolated from others 2018-23, by mental health
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