The Engagement Slump Continues.

Global Engagement (% Engaged)

In 2025, global employee engagement declined for a second year to its lowest level since 2020.

The world’s employee engagement has dropped to 20% from its peak in 2022 of 23%, with a margin of error of less than ±0.1 pct. pt. Despite the recent downturn, employee engagement is eight percentage points higher than it was in Gallup's first measurement in 2009 and five points higher than it was a decade ago. Each percentage point accounts for approximately 21 million employees working for organizations. For millions of workers, the workplace has improved. That said, recent years are a cause for concern. This is the first time global engagement has dropped for two consecutive years. The largest drop was in South Asia (-5 points). No region of the world increased engagement in the past year. Last year, low engagement cost the world economy approximately $10 trillion in lost productivity, or 9% of GDP. Engagement measures the psychological attachment workers have to their work, their team and their employer. Gallup meta-analyses over the years have consistently shown a strong relationship between employee engagement and business-unit productivity, including profitability and sales. While engagement occurs at the team level, employees who are not engaged or actively disengaged lead to less profitable organizations, which, in turn, translates into lower economic growth.