How is happiness measured?
Kosovars were less happy in 2025
According to the World Happiness Report, how often a person shares a meal with others is as strong an indicator of life satisfaction as their income.
In 2023, about one in four Americans said they had eaten all of the previous day's meals alone, a 53% increase compared to 2003.
The contrast between Finland and Kosovo, particularly in family size, highlights the complexity of measuring happiness.
While these relationships play a key role in well-being, a large portion of social interactions is moving online.
According to a report published this month by Open Society Western Balkans, which examines Generation Z in the region, young people in Kosovo are the happiest in the Balkans.
The level of happiness among young people in Kosovo may partly help explain the fact that the country ranks relatively high in the happiness report, especially considering that Kosovo remains one of the youngest societies in Europe, with 45.3% of the population under the age of 30.
Are they all equally happy?
Gentiana Paçarizi
Gentiana Paçarizi is managing editor at K2.0. She has completed a master’s degree in Journalism and Public Relations at the University of Prishtina ‘Hasan Prishtina’.
This story was originally written in Albanian.