Share of people who say they are happy in Australia

Australia: Share of people who say they are happy was 89.58 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
89.58
World rank
10th
of 39 countries
All-time high
94.74
in 1984
All-time low
89.58
in 2022
Years of data
5
1984–2022

Share of people who say they are happy in Australia, 1984–2022

0204060801001984200320221984: 94.71998: 94.32010: 91.52014: 92.62022: 89.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 89.58 for share of people who say they are happy in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who say they are happy in Australia peaked at 94.74 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 89.58, in 2022.

That places Australia 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of people who say they are happy in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who say they are happy in Australia, 1984 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1984 94.74
1998 94.26 -0.5%
2010 91.51 -2.9%
2014 92.57 +1.2%
2022 89.58 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 94.74 94.74 94.74 1
1990s 94.26 94.26 94.26 1
2010s 92.04 91.51 92.57 2
2020s 89.58 89.58 89.58 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 France 90.88 compare
  2. 8 Netherlands 90.53 compare
  3. 9 Denmark 90.1 compare
  4. 11 Brazil 89.2 compare
  5. 12 Republic of Korea 89.08 compare
  6. 13 China 88.95 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who say they are happy in Australia?
Share of people who say they are happy in Australia was 89.58 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who say they are happy recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 94.74 in 1984.
What is the lowest share of people who say they are happy recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 89.58 in 2022.
How does Australia rank for share of people who say they are happy?
Australia ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who say they are happy rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are happy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who say they are happy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 224 data points, 1984–2022
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