Gli intervistati più anziani hanno riportato livelli più elevati di soddisfazione complessiva della vita nel 2024

**Key Findings**

* In the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2024, 26.4% of people aged 16 and over reported a high level of satisfaction with their overall life, down from 28.9% in 2023.

* One in three retired respondents (33.0%) reported their overall life satisfaction level as high, compared with one in four employed respondents (25.7%) and one in nine (11.4%) unemployed respondents.

* Overall, two in ten (18.7%) female respondents reported feeling downhearted or depressed at least sometimes in the four-week period prior to their SILC interview. The comparable rate for male respondents was 12.5%.

* One in four (21.7%) respondents living in owner-occupied accommodation reported high overall satisfaction with the financial situation of their household. The comparable rate for respondents living in rented accommodation was more than two times lower at 9.4%.

* Three in ten (30.9%) respondents who were unable to work due to long-standing health problems reported feeling lonely at least sometimes in the four-week period prior to their SILC interview. The comparable rates for employed and retired respondents were 12.5% and 13.5% respectively.

* Overall, 18.0% of respondents aged 16 years and older who were at risk of poverty in 2024 reported a low level of satisfaction with their overall life. This is almost double the rate (9.7%) for respondents who were not at risk of poverty.

https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-wbsilc/well-being-surveyonincomeandlivingconditionssilc2024/keyfindings/