A new survey from Ipsos asks people to do, specifically about the year ahead.
- They polled nearly 24-thousand people from 33 countries, including India, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, Thailand and the U.S. about their expectations and predictions for 2025.
- Overall, people are pretty optimistic, with 71% believing that 2025 will be better than 2024.
- A lot of people worldwide are focusing on self-improvement this year, and hope to see improvements in mental (69%) and physical (69%) health this year.
- The research is broken down into responses from each country’s participants, so we can see what Americans think are most likely to happen during 2025.
- Number one on the list? More extreme weather events, which 66% of Americans think will happen more this year.
The Events Americans Predict Will Happen In 2025
- More extreme weather events in the U.S. - 66%
- Inflation will be higher - 59%
- Their personal data will be leaked on the Internet - 58%
- Immigration will increase - 56%
- Unemployment will be higher - 63%
- Women will get paid the same as men - 43%
- There will be a new global pandemic caused by a new virus - 39%
- Four-day work weeks will be the new normal - 30%
- Population will go down - 28%
- People will become more tolerant - 26%
- The war in Ukraine will end - 26%
- Conflicts in the Middle East will end - 19%
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