- 26% of unemployed youth in high-income economies thriving in physical well-being
- 24% of employed older adults in high-income economies thriving in physical well-being
- Unemployment takes greatest toll on physical well-being of the highest educated
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Young people worldwide have an advantage over older adults when it comes to their physical well-being. In fact, in many low- to upper-middle-income economies, even young adults who are unemployed have higher physical well-being than older adults who are employed. But this is not the case in high-income economies: Young people between the ages of 15 and 29 who are unemployed are about as likely to be thriving in their physical well-being (26%) as people older than 50 with a job (24%).
50+
%
%
Total adult population
30
24
Employed
31
24
Unemployed
26
14
*World Bank categorizes high-income economies as ones where the gross national income per capita is $12,476 or more; 47 countries fall into this category.
Gallup-Healthways Global Well-Being Index, 2013-2015
These figures represent the averages for 47 high-income-economy countries Gallup polled in from 2013 to 2015, and while the averages show no difference between unemployed youth and […]
