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What Are the Top Social Issues Among European Gen Z?

From climate change to human rights, here are the top social causes European Gen Z care about the mostand what it means about their gen…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Overall, human rights are the top social issue European 13-39-year-olds are the most passionate about
  • European teens are most concerned about climate change
  • European 18-24-year-olds’ top issue is racism
YPulse’s Causes / Charity & Activism report asks Europeans Gen Z and Millennials the social causes and issues they are most passionate about each year. And while some issues stay near the top, their responses shift and evolve year to year depending on the current events shaping the world. This year, it’s human rights they’re most likely to name as the issue they’re passionate about, ranking third for 13-17-year-olds, second for 18-24-year-olds, and first for 25-39-year-olds. But to gain a complete and current understanding of the issues that young European 13-39-year-olds are passionate about, we break down and analyze the top social causes that matter to teenagers, young adults, and older Millennials. Although many of their main concerns are similar, each age group has a unique top cause of the moment: European teens are most likely to say they’re passionate about climate change Young Europeans are growing up witnessing the devastating effects of climate change in their region (2023 was the hottest year on record) and it’s a cause...

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