Share of people who say they are happy in China

China: Share of people who say they are happy was 88.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
88.95
World rank
13th
of 39 countries
All-time high
88.95
in 2022
All-time low
66.6
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2022

Share of people who say they are happy in China, 1993–2022

0204060801993200720221993: 66.61998: 83.62004: 77.82010: 76.72014: 84.52022: 88.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of people who say they are happy in China stood at 88.95. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who say they are happy in China peaked at 88.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.6, in 1993.

That places China 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Share of people who say they are happy in China, 1993 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1993 66.6
1998 83.6 +25.5%
2004 77.8 -6.9%
2010 76.71 -1.4%
2014 84.47 +10.1%
2022 88.95 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.1 66.6 83.6 2
2000s 77.8 77.8 77.8 1
2010s 80.59 76.71 84.47 2
2020s 88.95 88.95 88.95 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 10 Australia 89.58 compare
  2. 11 Brazil 89.2 compare
  3. 12 Republic of Korea 89.08 compare
  4. 14 Finland 88.92 compare
  5. 15 Spain 88.79 compare
  6. 16 Belarus 88.55 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 China?
Share of people who say they are happy in China was 88.95 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who say they are happy recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 88.95 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of people who say they are happy recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 66.6 in 1993.
How does China rank for share of people who say they are happy?
China ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who say they are happy rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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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