Insights from the World Happiness report paint a picture of happiness trends across ages and generations.
: Australia has climbed to number 10 for happiest country in the world but young people are less cheerful.Finland is the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row.
Respondents are asked to evaluate their life satisfaction over the past three years on a scale of one to 10.The happiness ranking for under 30s in Australia is 19, while it jumps back up to nine for over 60s."For the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, happiness has decreased in all age groups, but especially for the young, so much so that the young are now, in 2021-2023, the least happy age group," the report wrote.Lithuania tops the list for children and young people under 30.
Jennifer De Paola, a happiness researcher at the University of Helsinki, told AFP that Finns' close connection to nature and healthy work-life balance were key contributors to their life satisfaction.Researchers take into account factors such as life expectancy, GDP, having someone to count on, a sense of freedom, generosity and perceptions of corruptions.
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