State of Remote Work Statistics & Data

Global Remote Work Statistics

More than half of companies around the world allow remote work, are “hybrid companies,” or are a fully remote company. In fact, 16% of Global State of Remote Work respondents report working at a fully-remote company.

Conversely, almost half of global companies require employees to work from an office, with no option to work remotely.

When compared to other regions around the world (apart from Antarctica, from where we were unable to find any survey respondents),

Across the world, men work remotely slightly more frequently than women.

National Remote Work Statistics

Of the people we surveyed, 745 (62%) work remotely at any frequency, and 457 (38%) work on-site.

The 62% of survey respondents who work remotely do so at different frequencies. 54% of respondents work remotely at least once per month, 48% work remotely at least once per week, and 30% work remotely full-time.

Additionally, senior executives and above say they work remotely at least once per week 34% more than those in lower positions.

Why People Work Remotely

Remote Hiring & Management Statistics

Top Industries for Remote Workers

Top Departments for Remote Workers

Why We Publish the State of Remote Work Report

We're the creators of the Meeting Owl, the first intelligent 360° video conferencing camera that gives remote workers the feeling of being in the room. We're dedicated to creating inclusive and productive meeting environments for remote workers and hybrid teams, so we produce this report each year to learn more about the challenges they face and the reasons they work remotely in order to help inform the remote work landscape about ways employers, managers, and teammates can support remote work and help make work happen, anywhere.

Read our State of Remote Work reports from 2017, 2018, or 2019 to learn more.