In 2022, people in the EU rated their overall life satisfaction on average at 7.1 points on a scale from 0 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied). For 18 out of the 27 EU countries overall life satisfaction was rated above or the same as the EU average.

The rating was highest in Austria (7.9), Finland, Poland and Romania (each at 7.7), Belgium and the Netherlands (both at 7.6) and lowest in Bulgaria (5.6), Germany (6.5) and Greece (6.7).

In all countries except Bulgaria, average ratings of life satisfaction were above 6, meaning that most people in the EU declared themselves satisfied rather than dissatisfied.

Overall life satisfaction in the EU, 2022

Life satisfaction may be influenced by many factors such as age, level of education, family and financial situation, as well as the diversity of experiences, choices, priorities and values of an individual.

This subjective well-being indicator of European citizens is collected as a part of the EU’s statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC).