Having friendships in our lives is so important. You may or may not have been feeling lonely. If you have, you are not alone.
RootsofLoneliness.com provides a wide variety of statistics and data sorted by a variety of demographics. Here is just a very small amount of data according to their site:
Statistics for Generation X (1965-1980)
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Loneliness isn’t unknown to those in Gen X either: 30% of them say they sometimes feel lonely.
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Even worse, 22% of Gen X’ers say they have no close friends.
Statistics for Millennials (1981-1996)
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Loneliness is a well-known feeling to millennials: 73% say they are lonely.
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Other reports show that 30% of millennials are always or often lonely.
Statistics for Generation Z (1997-2012)
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Some reports show that 73% of Gen Z’ers feel lonely sometimes or always.
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In America, 61% of Gen Z’ers feel lonely.