Joblessness and graft, top worries of Urban Indians in April 2022 – Ipsos What Worries the World global survey

According to the April wave of the Ipsos, What Worries the World global survey 2022, joblessness and graft have emerged the top worries of urban Indians. For global citizens, top issues worrying them include inflation and social inequality.

Ipsos What Worries the World survey tracks public opinion on the most important social and political issues across 28 countries today, drawing on over 10 years of data to place the latest figures in context. The global summary report represents the top worries around the world, alongside whether people think things in their country are heading in the right direction or wrong.    

How do the top issues pan out?

Global Worries                                                                  Local worries

Inflation (32%)                                                                Unemployment & Jobs (38%)

Poverty & social inequality (31%)                                Financial & political corruption (28%)

Unemployment & Jobs (29%)                                       Spotlight on Coronavirus (24%)     

“The survey shows, urban Indians fret about joblessness the most, and job creation needs to be the top focus of the government. There is also worry around rampant corruption and of course the worry around the coronavirus while has lowered, it continues to sit among the top 3 worries. Unlike their global counterparts, Indian netizens have not rated inflation as their top worry. If the current inflation levels continue or become worse, we may see some reordering of worries over next 1-2 months,” said, Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos in India.      

India 2nd most optimistic market    

India is the 2nd most optimistic market with an overwhelming 77% of urban Indians polled stating, India is moving in the right direction. Interestingly, citizens of Saudi Arabia are most confident of the bright prospects of their nation, with a whopping 92% believing their country is on right track. Global citizens continue to stay gloomy with 63% convinced their country is on wrong track.

“Urban Indians are resilient and strongly believe in light at the end of the tunnel. They are not stopped by worries,” adds Adarkar.