What 365 Days of Wearable Data Say About How the World Slept and Stressed in 2025
Krissy Vann | Host, All Things Fitness and Wellness
Another year of health data is now in the books, and Oura’s 2025 Year in Review offers a clear look at how people around the world are sleeping, moving, and managing stress. Drawing from de-identified data from millions of members, the report highlights global wellness patterns while also giving individual members a personalized snapshot of their own year across sleep, activity, recovery, and cardiovascular health.
Oura Members with at least 60 days of data can access their personal Year in Review directly in the Oura App, where annual trends are summarized and shareable insights are surfaced. Alongside these individual reports, Oura’s data science team analyzed aggregated global data to better understand how wellness behaviors varied by geography and gender in 2025.
Sleep quality remained a key differentiator across regions. Members in New Zealand and Australia recorded the highest average Sleep Scores at 80 and 79.4 respectively. Several European countries followed closely, with Austria, Denmark, and Sweden posting average Sleep Scores in the high 70s, indicating relatively consistent sleep quality across much of Europe.
When comparing male and female members, women outperformed men across most tracked metrics. Female members averaged 7.24 hours of sleep per night compared to 6.8 hours for men and also recorded higher Sleep and Activity Scores. Women showed a lower average Cardiovascular Age at -2, suggesting a potential advantage in long-term heart health. Men, however, logged nearly 30 fewer stressed minutes per day, pointing to differences in how physiological stress may accumulate across genders.
Daily movement patterns showed strong regional differences. Ireland ranked highest for average step count, with members logging 8,924 steps per day, followed by Spain and Italy. These results reinforce the role of everyday movement in overall health, with consistent walking linked to benefits such as improved sleep quality, lower anxiety, and better cardiovascular outcomes.
Stress patterns varied widely by country. The United States recorded the highest average of stressed minutes per day at 121.2. Notably, several countries frequently associated with high quality of life—including the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, and Canada—also appeared among the most stressed. Oura notes that its Daytime Stress feature measures physiological stress responses, which can reflect physical exertion, caffeine intake, or cognitive demand in addition to psychological stress.
Cardiovascular health indicators favored Scandinavian countries. Sweden recorded the lowest average Cardiovascular Age at -2.8, followed by Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Denmark. In each of these countries, average cardiovascular age measured younger than chronological age, suggesting favorable long-term health profiles among members.
Taken together, the 2025 Year in Review illustrates how wearable data continues to provide meaningful insight into population-level wellness trends. While individual behaviors and regional lifestyles differ, the data underscores the interconnected roles of sleep, movement, stress, and cardiovascular health in shaping long-term outcomes.
