Middle-aged people in the U.S. are getting lonelier, a survey has revealed. Data gathered by Ipsos of people 45 and older found that the number who feel isolated is on an upward trajectory. The survey has been carried out three times, in August 2025, 2018, and 2010. Both 2010 and 2018 showed that overall 35 percent of respondents felt lonely, but in 2025 that number jumped to 40 percent. Of all sub-age groups, people between the ages of 45 and 49 were the most lonely, returning a 49 percent result. The data, published by the retirement nonprofit AARP, shows that people who never married and didn’t work also had high levels of loneliness at 62 percent and 57 percent, respectively. More than 3,000 people took part in the survey, offering a representative cross-section of society, The Washing

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