Global workplace burnout statistics
- Employee stress levels have been soaring in recent years. More than half of American workers say they experienced burnout in 2023 and three-quarters of respondents reported at least a moderate level of stress.
- In 2022, 44% of global workers said they experienced a lot of workplace stress during their workday, repeating the record high from 2021 and continuing a decade-long trend).
- 80% of senior risk professionals predict that burnout will have a significant impact on employees in 2024 and just 41% feel their organisations are equipped to deal with the threat.
- 36% of workers state their organisations have nothing in place to help stave off employee burnout.
- Burnout syndrome accounts for 8% of all occupational illness cases.
- Women are more likely than men to suffer from burnout. 46% of women say they are burned out compared with 37% of men.
- Millennials (59%), Gen Z (58%) and Gen X (54%) shared similar burnout rates, whereas Baby Boomers (31%) had significantly lower rates.
- A high rate of burnout was reported in mid-level incomes with 44% in the $30,000 to $60,000 bracket. The lowest rate of burnout was 38% in the $100,000 and above bracket.
- Burned-out employees are 63% more likely to take a sick day and 2.6 times as likely to be actively seeking a different job.
- 75% of workers have experienced burnout, with 40% saying they experienced burnout specifically during the pandemic.
- 67% of all workers believe burnout worsened over the course of the pandemic.
- 83% of employees say burnout can negatively impact personal relationships.
Pre-COVID workplace burnout was at a lower level than the record highs recorded during the pandemic. This is despite very few employers offering remote working due to fears over employee productivity.However, despite fewer cases of workplace burnout pre-COVID, healthcare costs relating to work-related stress amount to around $190 billion per year in the US.
- 84% of millennials experienced burnout in their current job.
- Women were more likely to suffer from workplace burnout than men.
- Workload was the main cause of workplace burnout.
- 57% of people in the UK, 50% in the United States, 37% in Spain, 30% in Germany and France said they had experienced workplace burnout.
- In the UK, 15% of workers suffered workplace burnout because of Brexit.
- One in four employees felt burned out at work very often or always, while nearly half reported feeling it sometimes.
- Over 15 million days were lost in 2019 due to employees suffering from work-related burnout.
- While 38% of employees reported being stressed in 2019, this number rose to 43% in 2020.
Remote work burnout
- 69% of remote employees report increased burnout from digital communication tools.
- 53% of virtual or work from home (WFH) employees are working more hours now than they were in the office. Nearly one-third (31%) say they are working “much more” than before the pandemic.
- 48% of employees working from home say they lack emotional support.
- Remote (40%) and hybrid work (38%) are associated with an increased likelihood of anxiety and depression symptoms compared to in-person work (35%).
- 38% of employees suffer remote work burnout because they feel pressured by management to work more hours.
- 21% say it’s a toss-up between pressure from managers and customers or clients.
- 86% of remote employees have experienced high levels of exhaustion.
- A quarter of remote workers say they’re experiencing increased “Zoom fatigue” compared to the last two years, while over half have more meetings virtually than they did in person.
- 61% of remote workers now find it more difficult to “unplug” from work during off-hours.
- Moving from full-time office to full-time remote work increases loneliness by 67 percentage points.
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