In Poland, 30.2 percent of men qualify as being sociably active. Jorge Flores/Unsplash

Polish men are the most sociable in Europe and the number of people feeling satisfied has increased, according to a new report.

Data released by Eurostat for 2018 shows that in Poland 30.2 percent of men qualify as being sociably active, well above the EU average of 22.5 percent of men.

The number is based on the number of men who meet with their friends several times a month.

Women were generally more sociable with only three countries having more sociable males than females, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania.

Women slightly edged the men by 30.7 percent to 30.2 percent.Kelsey Chance/Unsplash

In Poland, women slightly edged the men by 30.7 percent to 30.2 percent, while the UK was the only country with absolute parity with both 18.4 percent of males and females meeting with their friends socially during the month.

The least sociable countries were Portugal, Greece and Cyprus with only 10 percent of Portuguese men finding time to meet with friends every month.

Jerzy Kwieciński, Minister for Investment and Development, tied the positive attitudes to economic performance and political stability in the country, saying: “What is even more important is that our people, the citizens, are getting happier and very positively assess the economic performance of the country.

Data from GUS, the Polish statistical agency, showed that while many Poles are satisfied with their lives the percentage of those who feel happy frequently declines with age. GUS

“These are the highest levels of approval since the beginning of our transformation process. They assess the quality of life and the economic standing of households.

“And of course, this translates into political support to the current party, which is the highest ever, it’s almost 50%.

“In comparison to other European countries we have a very stable political environment.”

GUS, the Polish statistical agency, released their own data on happiness and overall satisfaction which showed that while many Poles are satisfied with their lives the percentage of those who feel happy frequently declines with age.

The overall level of satisfaction in Poland has risen 9 percent since 2011.Kimson Doan/Unsplash

While 78 percent of 16-24 year olds experienced happiness every month, less than half of those over 65 years old did.

The overall level of satisfaction in Poland has risen 9 percent since 2011 but the level of happiness has dipped by 2 percent since 2015.

On a Global scale there tends to be a dip in happiness during middle age but it rebounds for those who are retired.