Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life

The Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life is designed to provide a comprehensive picture of the structure of Japan’s economy and society from the perspective of people’s satisfaction and well-being, with the intent to serve as a reference for policy management. This survey measures life satisfaction — a subjective indicator where respondents rate their satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10 points — along with related factors such as work and family circumstances and living conditions.

Table of Contents

Survey Report

2025 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Sep. 30th, 2025)

• 2025 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life(Overview)(PDF:367KB)

2024 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Aug. 9th, 2024)

• 2024 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life(Overview)(PDF:212KB)

2023 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Jul. 24th, 2023)

• 2023 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life(Overview) (Only in Japanese)(PDF:376KB)

2022 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Jul. 29th, 2022)

• 2022 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life(Overview) (Only in Japanese)(PDF:422KB)

2021 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Sep. 1st, 2021)

• 2021 Survey Report on Satisfaction and Quality of Life(Overview) (Only in Japanese)(PDF:271KB)

Fourth Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Sep. 11th, 2020)

• Fourth Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Only in Japanese)(PDF:5.4MB)

Third Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Apr. 3rd, 2020)

• Third Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Only in Japanese)(PDF:1,216KB)

Second Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Jul. 30th, 2019)

• Second Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Only in Japanese)(PDF:1,467KB)

First Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (May. 24th, 2019)

• First Report on the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life (Only in Japanese)(PDF:1,099KB)

The Well-being Dashboard (the set of indicators on satisfaction and quality of life)

The Well-being Dashboard, the set of indicators on satisfaction and quality of life, presents an overview of various aspects of people’s lives based on statistical data.

• The Well-being Dashboard (the set of indicators on satisfaction and quality of life)(only in Japanese)(PDF:578KB)

Application for individual data acquisition (Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of life)

Individual-level data from the Survey on Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life are available upon request. All personal information is fully anonymized prior to release. Those who wish to obtain access to the data are requested to submit an application through the form provided below.

• Application form for 2025 Survey (Seventh survey, apprx. 10,000 obs.)
• Application form for 2024 Survey (Sixth survey, apprx. 10,000 obs.)
• Application form for 2023 Survey (Fifth survey, apprx. 10,000 obs.)
• Application form for 2022 Survey (Fourth survey, apprx. 10,000 obs.)
• Application form for 2019-2021 Survey (First to Third survey, apprx. 20,000 obs.)

In addition, individual-level data from the 2019–2024 surveys (approximately 50,000 samples), which may be used for statistical analysis and other academic research purposes, have been deposited with the Social Science Japan Data Archive (SSJDA) at the Center for Social Research and Data Archives(CSRDA), Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo. For information on data access requirements and other details, please refer to the SSJDA website.

• Center for Social Research and Data Archives (CSRDA)

Contact Information

Economic, Fiscal and Social Structure, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan