Feeling of loneliness

Relevance/Result

The feeling of loneliness is the subjective expression of a lack of social resources or a need for additional or different social contacts. If it persists, it may have serious consequences on the health and well-being of the persons concerned.

In Switzerland in 2017, 38% of the population aged 15 and over said that they felt lonely. The population without a migration background felt less lonely (35%) than the second generation (42%) and the first generation (46%).

Major region

The population with a migration background said that it felt lonely more often than the population without a migration background in all the major regions except for Ticino. The widest gap by migration status was found in Eastern Switzerland (ratio of 1:1.5).

Definitions

Individuals who said that they felt lonely. Consideration of points 1, 2 and 3 to the following question: Do you often feel lonely? Is this the case…

1) very often;
2) quite often;
3) sometimes;
4) never?

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All indicators

Some 68 indicators describe the current situation and changes in the integration of the population with a migration background and/or of foreign nationals in Switzerland in eleven areas of life in our society.

Key indicators

34 key indicators provide an overview of the progress made on the journey towards integration and the state of integration of the population with a migration background. If this information is lacking, the population is shown by nationality, and where this variable is available, the country of birth.