Jon Franklin

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Chief Economist at Pro Bono Economics

Line chart showing the proportion of UK adults with low life satisfaction. Declines from around 7% in 2011 to around 4.5% in 2019, before spiking to above 6% during the pandemic. It has since recovered but remains at an elevated level of 5% in 2025 Q1.
Line chart showing average life satisfaction in the UK. Increases from 7.4 in 2011 to 7.7 in 2019, before declining rapidly to 7.3 during the pandemic. It then partially recovers in 2021 but has remained between 7.4 and 7.6 since that time.