Half of the people who were asked to object to the increase of the bar for the concept of “youth”, while only 28% felt their corresponding to their birth year.
In 2025, the World Health Organization increased the age of young people to 45 years old. Rambler & Co Media analysts holding internet users whether they support such an initiative and how psychological themselves themselves.
Half of the survey (50%) oppose the youth's age to increase the age – in their opinion, you need to grow up earlier. However, 21% fully supported the initiative, considering it as a reflection of modern reality. Each tenth (10%) is ready to agree with changes if followed by young people's privileges – for example, access the Pushkin map. 19% of the respondents seem negligible.
Answering the reasons for the appearance of such an idea, 51% of the respondents indicate the characteristics of the social policy of the nations. 26% connect the initiative with the demographic situation, 16% with an increase in longevity and 7% with the transformation of the education system and professional trajectory.
The ideas about how young a person is still different, the Russians are different. Nearly one -third (32%) believes that young people ended after 30 years. 27% limit it for 25 years. The other 22% called the border at 35, 10% – 40 years old and 9% agree with whom and make sure young people can be considered up to 45.
Interestingly, 58% of respondents feel younger than their biological age: 26% – significant, 32% – very few. 28% believe that their psychological age corresponds to a reality, 8% feel older and 6% find it difficult to answer.
The main sign of young people is nearly a quarter (23%) called open with new and quick adaptability. Good health turned out to be an important criterion for 21% and 16% to identify young people with immature views. For 14%, the criterion is the appearance, giving 11% – high social mobility, each ten (10%) refers to a positive living position. Only 5% is considered an important fact that lacks a family.
The survey took place on Rambler & Co Media's resources held from April 23 to 29, 2025, the insurance range of up to 66,467 Internet users.