SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ average satisfaction with life decreased for the first time in four years in 2023, ranking 33rd out of the 38 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a government report showed Monday. The level of life satisfaction came to 6.4 points in 2023 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has revealed that South Korean adults rate their life satisfaction at just over 50 points out of 100, according to a report released by Lotte Members on February 10. The report, titled “2025 Tomorrow, Us,” which surveyed 5,000 adults, found that respondents gave their overall quality of [...]
RIYADH, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea ranked lowest in life satisfaction according to a new international survey released on October 30, highlighting growing concerns about quality of life in one of Asia’s most developed economies. The survey, conducted by Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative (FII), polled 50,700 adults across 24 countries between July 15 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new report has revealed that South Korean teenagers are less satisfied with their lives compared to their peers in other developed nations, highlighting concerns about youth well-being in a country known for its high-pressure education system. According to the “2024 Key Statistics in Child-Related Fields” study released by the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – While South Koreans’ quality of life has seen some improvement, the country continues to rank near the bottom among OECD member nations in terms of life satisfaction. According to a recent report from Statistics Korea, the life satisfaction score for South Koreans in 2022 was 6.5, a slight increase of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has pulled down the level of happiness and overall life satisfaction among the public, the sense of solidarity has strengthened, a report said Sunday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 3,923 men and women between the ages of 19 [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged individuals living alone are less satisfied with their lives than those who live with family members. Professor Hong Seong-pyo from the Catholic University of Korea and professor Lim Han-ryeo from Seoul National University conducted a survey of 1,378 middle-aged, single-person households over 40 years of age and 6,382 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Life satisfaction has fallen sharply among young South Koreans in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, a survey showed Saturday. According to the poll of 1,055 youths nationwide conducted from July 1-21 by the Korea Youth Foundation, their life satisfaction index turned out to be 4.14 points on a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans gave an average score of 6.4 on a 0 to 10 scale for the level of satisfaction with their quality life, a government survey showed Monday. Hankook Research conducted the inaugural survey from May 15-21 after being commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 1,500 adult [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean children and young people are less satisfied with their lives compared with the youths in other OECD countries, according to an actual condition survey on children and young people in South Korea published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Korean children and young people rated their [...]