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World Happiness Report 2024

Lara Aknin, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, John Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs and Shun Wang


This issue of the World Happiness Report focuses on the happiness of people at different stages of life. In the seven ages of man in Shakespeare's As You Like It, the later stages of life are portrayed as deeply depressing. But happiness research shows a more nuanced picture, and one that is changing over time.


20 March 2024

Sustainable Development Solutions Network

World Happiness Report 2024

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This External report is part of the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Causes and effects of wellbeing, Targeting policy at wellbeing, Mental health policies