The Human Index
← Rankings

Countries with the highest loneliness in 2026

Population-level loneliness across 25 countries.

  1. 1

    South Korea

    indicator value
    Raw
    26.0
    84.0
    Critical
  2. 2

    Turkey

    indicator value
    Raw
    24.0
    76.0
    High
  3. 3

    Japan

    indicator value
    Raw
    23.0
    72.0
    High
  4. 4

    United States

    indicator value
    Raw
    22.0
    68.0
    High
  5. 5

    United Kingdom

    indicator value
    Raw
    21.0
    64.0
    Elevated
  6. 6

    Poland

    indicator value
    Raw
    20.0
    60.0
    Elevated
  7. 7

    South Africa

    indicator value
    Raw
    20.0
    60.0
    Elevated
  8. 8

    Germany

    indicator value
    Raw
    19.0
    56.0
    Elevated
  9. 9

    Israel

    indicator value
    Raw
    19.0
    56.0
    Elevated
  10. 10

    Singapore

    indicator value
    Raw
    19.0
    56.0
    Elevated

What this measures

Loneliness is one of the few stress signals that does not move with GDP — wealthy countries can have high loneliness, poor countries can have low loneliness. The pattern reveals something else.

Other rankings

The pipeline re-checks every 12 hours; underlying sources publish on their own cadence. Every number traces back to its source on the country page.

MethodologyTransparency