These are the most common New Year’s resolutions – and so often they are kept

New Year New Happiness! Every year, many people make resolutions to improve or completely change their lives. More exercise, less alcohol and unhealthy food or going to the supermarket more – good intentions don’t sound so bad, but the difficult part is carrying them out. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe already said:

Here you can see which resolutions are the most popular and what the success rate is.

Before we start with the study confusion, your opinion is needed:

The number of resolutions can vary greatly from person to person. What does it look like for you?

If you’ve made any resolutions, there’s probably one resolution that’s particularly important to you.

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A current study commissioned by Galaxus shows that challenges and good intentions are very popular among Swiss. Nearly two-thirds of respondents say they regularly make New Year’s resolutions, 59.1 percent to be precise. This means that Switzerland leads the rankings together with the four major neighboring countries.

Resolutions are especially popular among young people. According to the study, about 71 percent of 15 to 29-year-olds in Switzerland make New Year’s resolutions.

One subject affects all countries: nutrition. According to the study, the most common resolutions in 2023 were about nutrition. The topic of nutrition is also at the top of the rankings in Switzerland.

The people from our neighboring country Germany also have a lot planned for the new year. In Germany, health insurer DAK-Gesundheit conducted a long-term study on the subject of resolutions.

According to the research, the most popular resolution for 2024 is to make more time for family and friends. Almost two out of three people, or about 65 percent, want this. Compared to the past twelve years, so many people have never agreed on their resolutions for 2024 and for the first time, a resolution alone comes first. the need for more time together with family and friends is even greater. 71 percent of 14 to 29 year olds said this was their New Year’s resolution.

The desire to avoid or reduce stress is in second place for the first time since 2011, after taking first place in previous years. The intention to exercise more and exercise more ranks third this year.

Four in ten people have made good resolutions for 2024. For women this is around 43 percent and for men it is 37 percent. The research also shows that the intention to protect the climate has lost enormous importance. In contrast to last year, about 13 percent fewer said they wanted to pay more attention to climate protection.

The study also examined whether the resolutions are being complied with. The result is gratifying: About 60 percent of respondents managed to keep their 2023 resolutions for more than three months, compared to 56 percent the year before.

Changing your diet is a popular solution, as statistics have shown. Many people use Veganuary as a New Year’s resolution and prove their perseverance in January. For ten years, Veganuary has been encouraging people to eat vegan in the first month of the year. According to the campaign report, more than 700,000 people signed up for this on Veganuary’s official website last year and around 98 percent of them would recommend this resolution to others.

In addition to Veganuary, there is another well-known resolution for January: Dry January. In January, millions of people around the world give up alcohol to start the year in a healthier way. The concept comes from Great Britain. Because different countries are registered differently, there are no global figures, according to Dry January Switzerland.

In collaboration with Addiction Switzerland, Dry January conducted a population survey in February 2023. The research found that one in eight people (i.e. around one million people living in Switzerland) took part in Dry January in 2023. Anne Graber, the project manager of Dry January Switzerland, told Watson: “That is an incredibly large and amazing number.”

About 50 percent of participants actually continue with an alcohol-free January. The Dry January campaign is organizing several activities this year, such as the first alcohol-free pub crawl on January 18, which participants should support during the alcohol-free month.