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Ireland has Europe's highest levels of loneliness

Ireland is the loneliest country in Europe, according to a new survey.
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16.07 7 Jun 2023


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Ireland has Europe's highest l...

Ireland has Europe's highest levels of loneliness

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16.07 7 Jun 2023


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Ireland is the loneliest country in Europe, according to a new survey.

The study carried out by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre finds that more than one-in-five people in Ireland feel lonely.

The EU average sits at 13%, with those people experiencing loneliness most or all of the time over the past four weeks.

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Some 35% of people in Europe reported being lonely at least some of the time in the past month.

Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Greece have the highest levels of loneliness after Ireland.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Croatia and Austria have the lowest levels of loneliness – all below 10%.

The study is the first EU-wide survey on loneliness – and its authors note that the differences across countries can be explained differences in culture and demographics.


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