The newest “Glücksatlas” (happiness index) measures overall life satisfaction every year. The coronavirus crisis has definitely been a powerful damper on the happiness of people everywhere. What role does age, gender, and region play, and how happy are folks in Germany?
German children are less happy with life than than their counterparts in neighbouring countries, a new study on the well-being of youngsters has found.
What is a happy day for you? To find the best answers, dance teacher Karina Sillmann began asking the children, ages 7-12, in her class in Aschaffenburg near Frankfurt.
The German Glücksatlas was published again on Tuesday and the people of Schleswig-Holstein were once again revealed to be the most content in the country. Here’s why.
Want to find your happy place in Germany? You might want to move to Schleswig-Holstein, according to the latest "Happiness Atlas" produced by Deutsche Post.
More than three-quarters of Germans told pollsters that well-being for them simply meant "having no financial worries" in a survey published on Tuesday, revealing a nation still searching for simple stability.
The economic and political powerhouse of Europe ranked 14th place worldwide for overall social progress in ratings released on Thursday, but lagged behind other European leaders in areas like religious tolerance and violence towards minorities.
In time for the International Day of Happiness on Friday, Eurostat released a report showing that younger Germans are on average more satisfied with their lives than older Germans.
If you want to be happy, head north! That at least is the conclusion of the annual German happiness map which found people in Berlin and Brandenburg need to cheer up.
Nearly three quarters of Germans are feeling optimistic about the coming year, a report released on Friday suggested. This is a significant increase on the year before.
Being happy is important for everyone. For some it's a ray of sunshine falling on the petals of a spring flower, for others it's a fancy yacht. For this week's The Local list we looked at a recent survey of what puts a smile on German faces.
They often toil for long hours for little pay and even less glory, but artists are Germany’s happiest workers, according to a new study from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).
Happy in Hamburg: People living in the northern port city are the most content Germans, according to a study published on Tuesday. While the eastern state of Thuringia has the grumpiest residents, overall the country is the happiest it's been in a decade.
