Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey
Published: 13 January 2025
Eurofound’s e-survey captures the situation of European respondents and their post-pandemic concerns. This factsheet outlines the most recent data on the main challenges faced by Europeans, with a particular emphasis on the rising cost of living, health and mental health, access to healthcare services, work–life balance, and changes in telework opportunities. View the publication or read the findings in digital format via the related content.
This section provides information on the data contained in this publication.
This factsheet contains the following lists of tables and figures.
List of tables
Table 1: Satisfaction with democracy, EU Member States and the EU, 2021–2024, (scale 1–10)
Table 2: Current unmet needs for selected types of healthcare and access issues, EU, 2024 (%)
Table 3: Evolution of life satisfaction by age group, EU, 2020–2024 (scale 1–10)
List of figures
Figure 1: Proportion of respondents with cost-of-living difficulties, EU, 2022–2024 (%)
Figure 4: Difficulty making ends meet and housing insecurity, EU Member States and the EU, 2024 (%)
Figure 5: Inability to afford selected items or activities, by age group, EU, 2023–2024 (%)
Figure 7: Place of work in teleworkable jobs, 2022–2024, EU (%)
Figure 11: Trust in institutions, EU, 2020–2024 (scale 1–10)
Figure 12: Trust in institutions by age, EU, 2020–2024, (scale 1–10)
Figure 13: Interpersonal trust and trust in media, EU, 2020–2024 (scale 1–10)
Figure 16: Optimism about own future by rounds of e-survey and age category, EU, 2020–2024 (%)
Figure 17: Optimism of respondents, EU Member States and EU, 2024 (%)
Figure 18: Life satisfaction rating by country, EU Member States and the EU, 2024 (scale 1–10)
Figure 19: Average life satisfaction rating by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (scale 1–10)
Figure 20: Respondent’s average WHO-5 score by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (scale 1–100)
Figure 21: Respondents’ negative feelings by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (scale 1–100)
Figure 22: Difficulty making ends meet by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (%)
Figure 23: Types of arrears by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (%)
Eurofound recommends citing this publication in the following way.
Eurofound (2024), Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
