Europe the least committed workforce in the world: 73 percent are not committed

According to the fresh Gallup Report “State of the Global Workplace 2025” is a concern in Europe’s work engagement in Europe. For the fifth consecutive year, European employees have been the least engaged in the world, as the level of engagement is only 13 percent, which is the lowest value of all global regions.

According to the latest Gallup report, Europe is ranked at the bottom by employee commitment – only 13 percent of workers are really involved and motivated in their work, which is at least among all world regions. At the same time, as many as 73 percent are not committed, and 15 percent of them are actively unbound, which means that they can even be harmful to the work environment.

Despite this worrying job statistics, Europeans live better than most of the world on average. Almost half (47 percent) estimate that they thrive in life, which is significantly above the global average. Only five percent report that they « suffer ». Younger employees and those in leadership positions are a little more satisfied with life than older and individual associates.

In the emotional field of Europe, Europe stands out with one of the lowest shares of daily anger and sadness – anger is felt daily by only 14 percent of employees (the global average is 21 percent) and sadness is 17 percent. Also, the feeling of loneliness is relatively rare among Europeans – only 12 percent of people face this feeling daily.

More optimism than in previous years also rules the labor market: 57 percent of respondents believe that it is now a good time to find a new job, and 30 percent are already actively seeking or watching opportunities. High fluctuation and low employee commitment remain the main challenge of European employers, notes the report.

Employees are less and less committed – is it a global work environment at the break point?

According to data State of the Global Workplace 2025 the world’s commitment to employees has fallen by two percentage points last year to 21 percent – which means the second lowest level in the last twelve years. Such a strong drop was last recorded only during the pandemic. It is estimated that lost productivity has cost as much as $ 438 billion as a result of this fall.

The main reason for the worrying trend is the fall in commitment between managers, especially between younger and women in leadership positions. The commitment of young managers fell by five and women by as much as seven percentage points. Although individual associates have maintained about the same level of commitment (18 percent), Gallup points out that the quality of teamwork depends largely on the engagement of leaders – and they are often captured among the conflicting expectations of management and employees.

Pressure on managers has accumulated for many years: from rapid staffing after pandemic and digital transformation to increasing adaptability and hybrid work requirements. Without measures at the highest levels, there is a serious risk that low engagement will spread from management levels down – with a direct impact on business success and even economic growth, Gallup warns. « If managers burn out, their teams will also lose their motivation – and thus the entire work environments, » they wrote.