Happiness

Israeli youth maintain positive moods amid global life satisfaction crisis, war - opinion

"In Israel, the reality encountered within the IDF is harsh, but ultimately produces something far healthier - far more communal and meaningful," researcher Anat Fanti says.

People attend a drag performance in an underground parking lot used as a protected space in Tel Aviv, amid the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing rocket fire toward Israel.
A man brandish Israeli flags following an Iranian strike in Givatayim, in the center of Israel on March 6, 2026.

Israel ranks eighth globally in 2026 World Happiness Index despite war

Living according to our true nature preserves energy and brings happiness, while inauthenticity drains it.

Following your own path: The source of energy we need to live happily

A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally


Happiness and peace

The 2018 World Happiness Report – which ranked 156 countries by their self-evaluated happiness levels – placed Israel in 11th place.

Men reading selichot -- Jewish penitential poems and prayers said leading up to the High Holidays -- at the Western Wall before Rosh Hashana

Jerusalem residents tend to be happy, says report

Nationwide, some 84% of people are happy with where they live, 88% of Jews and 69% of Arabs, the report said.

Israelis celebrate as they hold Israeli flags during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, the day in the Jewish calendar when Israel captured East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East War, just outside Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City May 24, 2017.

That place that makes you happy? New algorithm can pinpoint it

The researchers have succeeded in linking emotion to places by means of a syntactic analysis of messages containing location tags.

Happy man jumping in air

In celebration of purposeful living

On the eve of its 70th anniversary, Israel is among the happiest countries in the world.

Israelis watching the IAF Independence Day show on the Tel Aviv beach

In birth and death, Israel is the happiest country in the world

Israel's high birth rate and low suicide rate are cause for celebration.

Israelis gather to watch the annual Independence Day flyover.

Einstein's Secrets for Happiness

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Yom Kippur: happiness and hardship

Israel's history - and the history of the Jewish people - denotes that triumph and tragedy go hand in hand.

A MAN walks on an empty street in Jerusalem during Yom Kippur in this file photo from 2004.

Ten years of living in Israel by the numbers

Of 155 countries listed in the 2017 World Happiness Report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Israel ranked 11th overall.

Eran Ropilidis holding a pre-1948 statistical report from the Central Bureau of Statistics archive.

Poll: Israelis among happiest employees

This survey also revealed that out of those 136 participating countries, Israel tied with the United States on overall happiness of employees at work.

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