“Social needs are universal, and the degree to which they are fulfilled — or not — impacts the health, well-being and resilience of people everywhere. With increasing global interest in understanding how social connections support or hinder health, policymakers worldwide may benefit from reliable data on the current state of social connectedness. Despite the critical role of social connectedness for communities and the people who live in them, little is known about the frequency or form of social connection in many — if not most — parts of the world. Meta and Gallup have collaborated on two research studies to help fill this gap. In 2022, the Meta-Gallup State of Social Connections report revealed important variations in people’s sense of connectedness and loneliness across the seven countries studied. This report builds on that research by presenting data on connections and loneliness among people from 142 countries. Download the report to learn more and engage with the data yourself in the interactive map below. Key Findings: The research suggests most people in the world feel socially connected, but the experience of social connection differs across countries’ demographic groups by level and frequency:

• 72% of people globally felt “very connected” or “fairly connected” to others
• 24% of the global population felt “very lonely” or “fairly lonely”
• 19-29 Young people aged 19-29 reported higher loneliness than older adults aged 65+