According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 47 percent of Malaysians believed it was unlikely that they would be feeling lonely most of the time in 2020. Malaysia was among the top five countries in the survey with the most respondents citing loneliness as a concern.
Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that they would feel lonely most of the time in 2019 and 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
I will feel lonely most of the time."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that they would feel lonely most of the time in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040939/malaysia-likelihood-loneliness/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that they would feel lonely most of the time in 2019 and 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040939/malaysia-likelihood-loneliness/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that they would feel lonely most of the time in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040939/malaysia-likelihood-loneliness/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Malaysia Who Thought It Likely That They Would Feel Lonely Most of The Time in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040939/malaysia-likelihood-loneliness/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that they would feel lonely most of the time in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040939/malaysia-likelihood-loneliness/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 17, 2025)
Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that they would feel lonely most of the time in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040939/malaysia-likelihood-loneliness/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
