Loneliness Heatmap of Europe EU-LS 2022 pattern

Share of adults who felt lonely most or all of the time in the past four weeks, by EU member state. Darker means lonelier.

Less often lonely

More often lonely

EU-27 avg ≈ 13% frequently lonely

What this map is saying

The EU’s first loneliness survey finds that around one in eight adults feel lonely most or all of the time, with a belt of higher-loneliness countries running from Ireland through parts of southern and eastern Europe, and lower reported loneliness in the Nordics and Benelux.

Peak: IE, LU, BG, GR > ~18–20% Mid-band: IT, FR, PL, HU, PT ≈ 12–16% Lower: NL, DK, FI, CZ, AT < ~10%

Tooltip shows an indicative trio: frequent loneliness, rare in-person contact (meeting friends/family at most monthly), and the country’s total fertility rate.