Sohu Health | "China Sleep Research Report 2025" Released! These Data Reveal the Truth About Chinese Sleep

Environmental noise becomes an invisible "sleep killer"

In March 2025, the Social Sciences Academic Press and the China Sleep Research Society jointly released the "China Sleep Research Report 2025" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). Based on data from 6,586 samples from 28 provinces across China, the report systematically reveals the current status and future trends of sleep health among Chinese residents. The report identifies environmental noise, work pressure, and lifestyle as the three core factors affecting sleep quality, with noise control becoming a key breakthrough in improving the sleep environment.

Core Data Express

1. Sleep quality is polarized

• Improvement trend : The average sleep duration of people aged 18 and above increased to 7.06-7.18 hours, and the self-assessed rate of excellent sleep quality increased by 12.3% compared with 2020.
• Hidden concerns still exist : 65.91% of the respondents suffered from sleep problems such as insomnia and nightmares, and people aged 35-44 were the "hardest hit area", accounting for 71.95%.

1. Sleep crisis among key groups

• Working mothers : Women who take on motherly responsibilities sleep an average of 0.27 hours less per day than those who do not, and their sleep quality scores are 15% lower.
• Practitioners of new business formats : online ride-hailing drivers, anchors and other groups have an average of 8.3 days of insomnia per month, which is twice that of the general population.

1. The sleep economy is booming
2. The scale of China's sleep health industry is expected to exceed one trillion yuan in 2030, with consumption of intelligent equipment (such as AI mattresses and noise reduction systems) accounting for more than 40%.

Environmental noise: the neglected "invisible killer" of sleep

The report emphasizes that 21.24% of sleep problems are directly related to noise , especially continuous sound pollution such as traffic noise and construction noise.

• Data warning : The average daytime traffic noise level in China's cities reaches 66 decibels, far exceeding the WHO recommended safety threshold of 53 decibels for schools/residential areas.
• Health hazards : Long-term exposure to noise environments can trigger chronic stress responses, leading to decreased attention, anxiety, and even an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Experts call for multi-party collaboration to build a healthy sleep ecosystem

The report makes three major recommendations:

1. Policy level : Promote legislation on the “right to offline rest”, standardize employment systems for new business formats, and ensure workers’ sleep time.
2. Technical level : Accelerate the research and development of environmental noise reduction technologies and promote community-level sound environment monitoring networks.
3. Public awareness : Strengthen popularization of sleep health knowledge and guide the public to actively optimize the sound, light and heat environment at home.

Conclusion

Sleep health is an important cornerstone of national health and a key indicator of the "Healthy China 2030" strategy. The "China Sleep Research Report 2025" uses data as an anchor to provide scientific governance guidance for the industry.