Kassel is Germany's happiest city - all surprises in the ranking!
Kassel is Germany's happiest city - all surprises in the ranking!
In a recent survey on life satisfaction in major German cities, it can be seen that happiness is strongly influenced by the city size. Kassel prevailed in the latest investigation as the happiest city of Germany, followed by Krefeld and Düsseldorf. This reports Verlagshaus Jaumann .
It is amazing that only two of the ten largest cities in Germany, namely Düsseldorf and Hamburg, can be found in the top ten of happiness satisfaction. This shows once again that smaller cities often have their nose in front when it comes to quality of life. Beyond the ranking, it is striking that Erfurt and Aachen, who were still in places 2 and 3 last year, slipped to ranks 5 and 6 in the current ranking. Rostock, on the other hand, remains in the last place of the investigation, just like in 2024.Augsburg: Bavarian happiness
The Bavarian city of Augsburg has established itself as the happiest among the big cities in Germany. According to a survey by the “Glücksatlas” of the South German class lottery (SKL), it takes 4th place among the 40 largest cities with over 200,000 inhabitants. This means a significant success, especially when you consider that Munich and Nuremberg rank behind Augsburg. Munich lost three places compared to the previous year and is now in 27th place, while Nuremberg fell from 33th to 36. Time online summarizes that the decline in big cities shows an alarming trend.
Bernd Raffelhüschen from the University of Freiburg states that the distribution of satisfaction is crucial for the happiness of life. Smaller cities often score with a pleasant student environment, a younger population, lots of green areas and an above -average medical care. This could explain why they do so well compared to cities like Frankfurt am Main and Berlin, which are in ranks 35 and 37.
The happiness index in change
Another point of view is the so -called happiness index, which in 2024 for Hamburg with 7.38 points resulted in the highest value in Germany. The overall life satisfaction has increased slightly, but the gap remains between large and small cities. While people in cities such as Leipzig and Dresden tend to be more unhappy, surrounding smaller cities often show a different picture. Statista provides important information here.
In summary, the survey shows that life satisfaction in Germany has improved slightly compared to the previous year. Overall, people are happier than the EU average, which is certainly also positive news.| Details | |
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