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How Much Sleep Do People Get by Age?
People aged 25–34 get the least sleep, at 5h 50m a night. People aged 55+ get the most, at 7h 00m: 70 minutes more.
Averages over the last 90 days by the age group people chose when they joined Sleepiest.
Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Least sleep
25–34
5h 50m
Most sleep
55+
7h 00m
Earliest to bed
55+
10:11pm
Age groups compared
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Last 90 days
What the data shows
- 45% of nights for people aged 25–34 are under six hours, the highest of any age group.
- Bedtimes run from 10:11pm for people aged 55+ to 10:46pm for people aged 25–34.
Average sleep per night by age
Last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Age | Sleep | Wake-ups | Bedtime | Wake time | Under 6 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 25 | 6h 20m | 4.00 | 10:32pm | 9:07am | 41% |
| 25–34 | 5h 50m | 3.48 | 10:46pm | 8:34am | 45% |
| 35–44 | 6h 06m | 3.01 | 10:35pm | 8:08am | 39% |
| 45–54 | 6h 30m | 2.93 | 10:22pm | 7:53am | 30% |
| 55+ | 7h 00m | 3.04 | 10:11pm | 7:55am | 22% |
When each age group sleeps
Average bedtime to wake time, last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
Nights under six hours, by age
Share of nights, last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
How much sleep do adults need?
Most health bodies, including the US CDC, recommend at least 7 hours a night for adults. The chart above shows how much each age group actually gets.
Which age group sleeps the least?
See the ranking above. In our data, people in their late twenties and early thirties sleep the least, and sleep tends to lengthen after 45.
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Figures are anonymised averages from Sleepiest app users who track their sleep, not a representative sample of the population. Nights are compared with the same weekday in the surrounding weeks. Groups with too few sleepers are never shown. Methodology