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Burnout test

Thirteen questions from the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, an open scientific scale used by researchers worldwide. You'll get two results: how exhausted you are overall and how much of that comes from work.

  • 13 questions
  • 3 minutes
  • No sign-up
  • Answers aren't stored

Think about how things usually are now, over the last few weeks, not about one especially hard day.

Personal burnout

How often…

1. How often do you feel tired?

2. How often are you physically exhausted?

3. How often are you emotionally exhausted?

4. How often do you think: “I can't take it anymore”?

5. How often do you feel worn out?

6. How often do you feel weak and susceptible to illness?

Work-related burnout

To what degree…

7. Is your work emotionally exhausting?

8. Do you feel burnt out because of your work?

9. Does your work frustrate you?

How often…

10. Do you feel worn out at the end of the working day?

11. Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work?

12. Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you?

13. Do you have enough energy for family and friends during leisure time?

What this test is

The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was developed in 2005 by Tage Kristensen and colleagues at Denmark's National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NFA) with public funds. The scale is open and free, used by researchers worldwide. Here are two of its parts: personal burnout and work-related burnout.

How the score works

Each answer scores 0 to 100: “always” or “to a very high degree” is 100, “never” or “to a very low degree” is 0. The last question, about energy for family and friends, is scored in reverse. Each part's score is the average of its questions. Researchers commonly read it like this:

Answers are scored in your browser and aren't sent anywhere.

When to see a doctor

Burnout and depression look alike but are treated differently, so with severe exhaustion it's worth checking for signs of depression too.

Questions

How is burnout different from depression?

Burnout is mainly tied to work and eases when the work changes and you get real rest. Depression takes over your whole life: you lose interest in everything, not just work. If it sounds like the latter, take the depression test and see a doctor.

Are my answers saved?

No. The score is calculated in your browser; answers aren't sent or stored anywhere.

What if my burnout score is high?

Don't try to “push through”; find where your energy leaks (workload, control, recognition, team, fairness, values), following Christina Maslach's model. You can work through it with Mira, and with a doctor if there are signs of depression.

I'm not working. Does the test still apply?

Yes: check “I'm not working right now,” and the test will score only personal burnout, which happens without a job too, for example for parents of young children or caregivers.

Source: Kristensen T. S., Borritz M., Villadsen E., Christensen K. B. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A new tool for the assessment of burnout. Work & Stress, 2005. NFA, Denmark.

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A test result is not a diagnosis: burnout isn't a medical diagnosis but a state worth working on. If it looks like depression, see a doctor. Updated 2026-10-16.

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