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• More than 75 million European adults meet with family or friends at most once a month and around 30 million European adults frequently feel lonely.
• Loneliness is more prevalent in Eastern and Southern Europe than in Western and Northern Europe.
• Poor health, unfavourable economic circumstances and living alone are all associated with higher rates of loneliness.
• Loneliness affects all age groups. Even though the elderly may be more socially isolated than other age groups, they do not report more frequent feelings of loneliness.