Economists tend to assess prosperity primarily based on economic indicators, such as: B. to measure the per capita gross domestic product or the wages per employee. A more comprehensive approach is the analysis of life satisfaction, which takes into account not only economic but also socio-demographic and socio-cultural factors. This article first provides an overview of the concept of life satisfaction measurement. The development of life satisfaction in Saxony since German reunification is then presented and the results are compared with those from other East German federal states and West Germany.