A survey from June 2020, found that around 48.5 percent of adults aged 18 to 24 years reported longer sleep latency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep latency refers to the amount of time it takes for one to go from being fully awake to sleeping. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age.
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Percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
18 to 24 years
48.5%
25 to 34 years
41.8%
35 to 44 years
35.2%
45 to 54 years
36.1%
55 to 64 years
26.9%
65 to 74 years
27.1%
75 years and older
18.8%
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Sleep Cycle. (August 17, 2020). Percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184727/sleep-latency-in-adults-due-to-covid-by-age-worldwide/
Sleep Cycle. "Percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age." Chart. August 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184727/sleep-latency-in-adults-due-to-covid-by-age-worldwide/
Sleep Cycle. (2020). Percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184727/sleep-latency-in-adults-due-to-covid-by-age-worldwide/
Sleep Cycle. "Percentage of Adults Worldwide Who Took Longer to Fall Asleep Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic as of June 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184727/sleep-latency-in-adults-due-to-covid-by-age-worldwide/
Sleep Cycle, Percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184727/sleep-latency-in-adults-due-to-covid-by-age-worldwide/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Percentage of adults worldwide who took longer to fall asleep due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age [Graph], Sleep Cycle, August 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184727/sleep-latency-in-adults-due-to-covid-by-age-worldwide/
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