Social
What percentage of people feel lonely?
~58% sometimes lonely
What percentage of people feel lonely?
The US Surgeon General declared a loneliness epidemic in 2023. About 58% of Americans report feeling lonely sometimes or always. The UK appointed a Minister for Loneliness in 2018 after research found 9 million Britons often or always felt lonely. Loneliness has mortality effects comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
Source: US Surgeon General Advisory (2023); Campaign to End Loneliness