Average life satisfaction in European Union
People aged 16 or over in the European Union rated their life satisfaction at 7.2 out of 10 on average in 2025.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
7.2
Change from 2024
0points
Average life satisfaction in European Union over time
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Average rating, 0 to 10. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.2 out of 10 |
| 2024 | 7.2 out of 10 |
| 2023 | 7.3 out of 10e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 7.1 out of 10e (estimated) |
| 2021 | not availableu (low reliability) |
| 2018 | 7.3 out of 10 |
| 2013 | 7.0 out of 10u (low reliability) |
Flags: u low reliability; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2013, when it was 7.0 out of 10, the figure has changed by +0.2 points.