Experts have disclosed the age at which individuals experience the highest levels of happiness, and the findings align perfectly with common sense.
Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that men and women are the happiest between 65-70 years old.
The numbers were collated between January 2016 and December 2018. The reason could be attributed to the reduced stress levels and investing more time in the hobbies of your choice.
The data also reflected that men are also the happiest during their teenage years.
Individuals of both genders appear to experience the highest levels of unhappiness during the age range of 45 to 55 years.
Torsten Bell, chief executive at Resolution Foundation, an independent think-tank focused on improving living standards for those on low to middle incomes tweeted the data on X, formerly Twitter and wrote: “Men absolutely love being teenagers. And everyone likes being retired.”
Similarly, in 1938, a long-term study was initiated by Harvard researchers with the ongoing objective of unraveling the factors contributing to human happiness.
This investigation involved the collection of health records from 724 individuals worldwide, who were subjected to comprehensive inquiries about their lives at two-year intervals.
As the participants reached the middle and later stages of life, the Harvard Study frequently inquired about their experiences with retirement.
According to the gathered responses, the foremost challenge encountered by individuals during retirement was the difficulty in substituting the social connections that had been a crucial source of support throughout their lengthy periods of employment.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK told express.co.uk: “If you are looking forward to a rest and the chance to enjoy yourself after years of working retirement can be a wonderful thing. A time to do things you want to whether that be travelling, spending time with your grandchildren, gardening or volunteering.
“Sadly, though we hear from a lot of older people who are having to change retirement plans or are having to return to work in an effort to shore up their finances.
“In some cases, carefully laid plans which looked economically sustainable a year ago are now in pieces and that’s a huge disappointment if you’ve been looking forward to a rest and the chance to enjoy yourself after many years of working.
“There are also some older people with a lifetime of valuable skills who might relish the prospect of staying in employment and we hope that employers recognise the fantastic and often underused skill base of enthusiastic older workers.”
