Photo: DPAA new study shows that Germans are more satisfied with their lives now than at any point since reunification in 1990. The research by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) released on Friday showed that life satisfaction among Germans had hit 7.5 out of ten on their happiness scale. While residents of the former states of West Germany scored an average life satisfaction rating of 7.6, resident of the former communist states scored a 7.4. The lowest rating ever scored nationwide was in 2004, when respondents gave an average score of 6.9. While other EU states had been hit by debt crises and rising unemployment, Germany had seen unemployment fall to record lows, he pointed out.

Source: The Local March 17, 2017 15:00 UTC