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Youth study shows: Inflation is young people's biggest concern
Find out what “Gen Z” in Germany worries about most. New study shows that issues such as inflation, housing and poverty in old age concern young people. #GenZ #YouthInGermany #Worries #Study
Youth study shows: Inflation is young people's biggest concern
The “Youth in Germany” study shows that young people in Germany have a variety of concerns. The results are based on an online survey of 2,042 people aged 14 to 29, which took place in January and February 2024. 65 percent of respondents said they were concerned about inflation, followed by wars in Europe and the Middle East, cited by 60 percent, and expensive and scarce housing, which worried 54 percent of respondents.
In recent years it has become clear that young people's concerns have changed. While the war in Europe was at the top of the worry ranking in 2022, inflation was the dominant concern in 2023, as it was this year. In 2024, concerns seem to revolve particularly around economic issues. In addition to inflation and expensive housing, concerns about poverty in old age and an economic crisis are also among the worrying issues mentioned by 48 percent of those surveyed. Young people are less concerned about climate change this year than in previous surveys, with 49 percent currently seeing it as a concern.
The personal satisfaction of young people has fallen compared to previous years, but it is more positive than the view of the social situation. The respondents show dissatisfaction with economic development, social cohesion and the political situation. Psychological stress, such as stress and exhaustion, is widespread among young people under 30 in Germany, and self-doubt and listlessness are also common. In the study, young women in particular reported psychological complaints somewhat more often and stated that they were being treated for them.