World Happiness Report 2024

John F. Helliwell; Richard Layard; Jeffrey D. Sachs; Jan-Emmanuel De Neve; Lara B. Aknin; Shun Wang

World Happiness Report 2024

In this issue of the World Happiness Report we focus on the happiness of people at different stages of life. In the seven ages of man in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the later stages of life are portrayed as deeply depressing. But happiness research shows a more nuanced picture, and one that is changing over time. We encourage you to explore the 2024 report for the latest findings on the happiness of the world’s young, the old – and everyone in between.

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WHR 2024

Appendices & Data

Our work is public. Data for Figure 2.1 for each corresponding year are freely downloadable. The survey measure of SWB (Subjective Well-being) is from the Gallup World Poll (GWP). Please reference the report accordingly (see Citation).
Statistical Appendix 1 for Chapter 2
Data for Figure 2.1
Data for Table 2.1
Chapter 3 Appendix
Chapter 5 Appendix

Editors

John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Lara B. Aknin, and Shun Wang

Citation

Helliwell, J. F., Layard, R., Sachs, J. D., De Neve, J.-E., Aknin, L. B., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2024). World Happiness Report 2024. University of Oxford: Wellbeing Research Centre.

ISBN

978-1-7348080-7-0