Key Findings

As part of the Qualtrics 2025 Employee Experience Trends Study, employees from 23 countries/regions rated their current experience at work across several components. From their responses, we analyzed the five employee experience (EX) indicators (Engagement, Inclusion, Well-Being, Intent to Stay, and Experience v Expectations) and how they have changed between 2021 and 2024. We also conducted a regression analysis to identify the top drivers of Engagement in each country. In this report, we share the metrics from EMEA.

  • Intent to Stay in EMEA decreased substantially. From 2024 to 2025, employee Intent to Stay in EMEA has dropped from 66% to 61%, a decrease of 5 points, and a larger change than employees reported globally (-1 pt).
  • All other EMEA employee experience KPIs remain steady or improved. Engagement, Well-Being, and Experience v Expectations had the strongest improvement, with an increase of 2 points each. Inclusion remains unchanged, at 73%.
  • Company pride is a top driver of engagement. I am proud of this organization’s efforts to have an impact on the world and I believe this company has an outstanding future are top drivers of engagement among employees in EMEA. Customer focus is also a top driver; analysis shows that I am encouraged to come up with new and better ways of serving customers is the second-strongest driver in EMEA, and rates at 70% favorable.
  • German, UK, and French employees report the largest improvements in Engagement and Well-Being. Employee Engagement is up 5 points from 2024 in both the UK and Germany, and up 4 points in France. Employees in the UK also report the greatest increase in Well-Being (+5 pts), while employees in France (+4 pts) and Germany (+3 pts) follow.

Figures

Here are the figures in this Data Snapshot:

  1. KPI Questions
  2. Employee Experience Globally
  3. Employee Engagement by Country
  4. Employee Well-Being by Country
  5. Employee Inclusion by Country
  6. Employee Intent to Stay by Country
  7. Employee Experience v Expectations by Country
  8. Employee Experience in EMEA
  9. Employee Experience in Denmark
  10. Employee Experience in France
  11. Employee Experience in Germany
  12. Employee Experience in Ireland
  13. Employee Experience in Italy
  14. Employee Experience in the Netherlands
  15. Employee Experience in Spain
  16. Employee Experience in Sweden
  17. Employee Experience in the United Arab Emirates
  18. Employee Experience in the United Kingdom
  19. Methodology