On September 29, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) released a new series analyzing changes in life satisfaction and trust in others from 2010 to 2025. The report, titled Trust in Others Decreases in 2025, is based on the Statistics on Resources and Living Conditions (SRCV) survey, a French version of a broader European statistical tool. In 2025, over 17,000 households — approximately 38,000 individuals — participated in the survey. Respondents were asked: "To what extent do you trust people you do not know?" They rated their trust on a scale from 0 ("no trust at all") to 10 ("complete trust"). This question has been part of the survey annually since 2020. At the start of 2025, the average score for trust in people unknown to respondents in Metropolitan France was 4.0 out of 10. This marked a decline from 4.3 in 2024 and 4.4 in 2022, though it had briefly risen to 4.3 in both 2023 and 2024. The decrease in 2025 affected all demographic groups, including men and women, the unemployed and those in work, young people and the elderly, urban and rural residents, and those experiencing financial hardship. The report highlights that trust levels are closely linked to living conditions and economic status. In 2025, the 10% of the population with the lowest income rated their trust at 3.4 out of 10, while the 10% with the highest income gave it a score of 4.9. For the half of the population with the lowest incomes, trust scores ranged between 3.4 and 3.7. In contrast, those just above the median income scored 4.0, and those in the second-to-last income group reached 4.6. These figures apply to France excluding Mayotte. In a separate April publication, Insee noted that people experiencing material and social deprivations — defined as being unable to cover at least five of thirteen essential expenses — scored significantly lower in trust. Those in such situations gave a score of 3.0 out of 10, compared to 4.5 for those with no deprivations. In 2025, 13.5% of the population in ordinary housing, excluding Mayotte, experienced such deprivations — about 9 million people. Insee also observed that family structure influences trust levels. In its report France, Portrait Social, the institute found that single-parent families scored 3.9 out of 10 in 2023, compared to an overall average of 4.3. Despite the decline in trust, general life satisfaction remained stable in 2025, with respondents rating their current lives at 7.2 out of 10. This score has varied slightly between 7.1 and 7.3 since 2014, except in 2021, when it dropped to 6.8 due to the health crisis. Satisfaction scores also vary by income and health. The 10% least affluent rated their lives at 6.5 out of 10, while the 10% most affluent gave 7.9. Insee notes that health differences widen the gap, with more than two points separating those in very good health from those with deteriorated conditions.