Society


Welcome to the Ipsos Almanac

We look back at the events of 2022 and how consumers and citizens have reacted, and then reflect on what's next in 2023. 

A populist year?

April: we start our tour of elections around the world in France

Cost of living crisis

May: the UN’s latest briefing reports how inflation is now rising markedly in developing markets

Women’s rights

June: the US Supreme Court overturns the Roe vs Wade ruling on abortion

A cruel summer

July: Japan reels from the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Europe bakes under summer heatwave

A new Cold War?

August: Gorbachev’s death comes as a new situation of risk on a global scale is emerging

National identities

September: the passing of a head of state presents new questions: who are we, and who do we want to be?

Peak population

November : as the world population breaks the 8 billion barrier, we need to start preparing for shrinking populations