How's Life? 2024

How’s Life?2024 WELL‑BEING AND RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use ofsuch data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements inthe West Bank under the terms of international law. Note by the Republic of Türkiye The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no singleauthority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Türkiye recognises the Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Türkiyeshall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”. Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European UnionThe Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Türkiye. Theinformation in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. ISBN 978-92-64-85823-7 (print)ISBN 978-92-64-44912-1 (PDF)ISBN 978-92-64-90705-8 (HTML)ISBN 978-92-64-89516-4 (epub) How's Life?ISSN 2308-9660 (print)ISSN 2308-9679 (online) Photo credits:Cover (c) 2023 Westend61 on Offset/Shutterstock.com. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found at: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/support/corrigenda.html.© OECD 2024 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and thetranslation, only the text of original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed inthis adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and forany claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shallbe Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Foreword How’s Life?is the OECD’s flagship publication on the state of well-being for people, the planet and futuregenerations. Drawing on the OECD Well-being Framework, it is a statistical report that documents a widerange of well-being outcomes and how they vary over time, between population groups, and acrosscountries. Although the report itself does not provide policy recommendations, it can serve as a diagnostictool for decision makers in that its findings provide a comprehensive picture of people’s lives and can helpidentify areas that might warrant policy intervention. How’s Life?was first launched alongside the OECD Better Life Initiative in 2011, in line with theorganisation’s overarching mission to promote “Better Policies for Better Lives”. This 6thedition is the firstregular report in the series sinceHow’s Life? 2020was released just before the COVID-19 pandemic(a2021 special issue,COVID-19 and Well-being: Life in thePandemic, drew on alternative and in somecases experimental data sources to explorethe immediate implications of the pandemicfor well-being).How’s Life?2024now again presentsthe latest evidenceon well-beingfrom an updated set oftheover80indicatorsin the Framework. The format of the report has been streamlined and focuses onkeymessages that arise from the joint analysis of trends across areas of well-being.Detailed information abouteach well-being indicator is available in theHow’s Life? Well-being Database(available online here:http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/fuand updated on a quarterly basis). A complementary interactive onlinedatahub will be released in 2025, to allows users to explore the insights presented in theHow’sLife?reports and access the most up-to-date well-being indicators in a user-friendly way. The report was prepared by theOECD Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability