Germany 1000+ July 2026
~0.8m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~200
Organizations
These insights represent ~0.8m questions answered from ~200 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Computer Software, Information Technology & Services, Financial Services, Marketing & Advertising, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Internet, Machinery, Medical Devices, Computer & Network Security, Consumer Goods
Reported gender breakdown
Male
64%
Female
36%
Non-Binary
0.01%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
63% of Germany 1000+ employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 28% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is -6 and is in the bottom 6% compared with other regions.
How does Germany 1000+ compare?
People in Germany 1000+ were much more positive than average regarding Readiness, Ownership, and Coaching.
On the lower side, people in Germany 1000+ had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Equity, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Germany 1000+ are less engaged than Oceania, APAC, Eastern Europe, and North America.
The highest scoring question for Germany 1000+ had 88% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (-2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Germany 1000+ were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 23% of people disagreeing (+10% above average).
Which questions matter the most?
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Germany 1000+ organizations.
1 %[Company]% is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | Company Performance |
2 %[Company]% is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | Learning & Development |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 24% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+5% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
1%
3 months to 6 months
2%
6 months to less than 1 year
6%
1 to less than 2 years
10%
2 to less than 4 years
21%
4 to less than 6 years
14%
6 to less than 10 years
13%
Greater than 10 years
32%